Volkswagen
is working with Google and graphics chipmaker, nVidia, to create an
in-car navigation map system and display that is 3-dimensional and more
real looking than anything that’s available today.
Passenger will be able to instinctively recognize where they are in
relation to the surrounding topography, especially in urban areas that
are depicted with depth and accurate size relationships between
buildings and roads.
Volkswagen, working through its Electronic
Research Laboratory (ERL), in Palo Alto, Calif., together with Google
and nVidia, is working on other advancements, including automatic
personalized content updates for its vehicle navigation systems.
Highlights
of Volkswagen’s prototype vehicle include a vehicle-centric touchscreen
interface to Google Earth with state-of-the-art graphics, accurate 3D
maps and real-time traffic updates and routing. This open system
harnesses the power of the web to maintain a dynamic database of
current information on restaurants, dealerships, gas stations and other
points of interest that can be overlaid directly onto the user’s 3D
map. With the increasing accuracy of GPS, dead-reckoning and
laser-radar imaging, as well as ever-improving car-to-infrastructure
communication, this prototype will be available on showroom floors in
the near future.
High-quality 3D and satellite-based
representations of the world are becoming an exciting feature in
on-line search engines and navigation. These photo-realistic,
high-resolution 3D images are not only more engaging for the user, but
they are also more efficient and accurate at conveying information than
traditional 2D mapping representations.
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