A head-up display, also called HUD for short, projects important information Vehicle data on the windscreen and thus in the driver’s field of vision. The biggest advantage is also the namesake: Thanks to this system, you can keep your head up and no longer constantly have to look away from the road to read the speed, for example. This means you will be less distracted by traffic and your Driving safety is increased.
Depending on the model, the following values can be displayed on the windscreen in addition to the speed:
- time
- fuel consumption
- temperature
- navigation
- and many other journey data
Data collection is usually done via OBD-II, GPS or Bluetooth. Head-up displays are sometimes standard equipment in premium cars. In other vehicles, you can often order the feature for a fee. In new models, the so-called AR-HUD is already installed. This head-up display uses “augmented reality” technology and thus projects graphics into the driver’s field of vision at a significantly greater distance in front of the vehicle, which are suitable for the respective environment. Cars ahead or the lines next to the road are marked and turn-by-turn directions “fly” as arrows into the corresponding streets.
If you want to get the classic HUD in the car yourself, you can easily retrofit it. Corresponding products are often very affordable for less than 30 euros.
In the following we present three widely used head-up display models. These cost between 35 euros and just under 60 euros and can be installed in just a few minutes. The popular alternative from Cartrend HUD is currently even reduced by 35 percent and costs only around 38 euros instead of just under 60 euros.