From: The New York Times
Windshield Devices Bring Distracted Driving Debate to Eye Level
June 9, 2015
The New York Times:
In a widely watched YouTube video, a man is driving around Los Angeles when his phone rings. On a small screen mounted on the dashboard, an image of the caller, the man’s mother, appears.
But there’s an optical twist: The image actually looks to the driver as if it’s floating just at the front edge of the car, right above the roadway. The man answers the call with a gesture of his hand.
“Hi,” his mother says over the car speakers. “I just wanted to say I love you.”
“I love you,” the man responds, and then, before signing off, “I’m making a video right now.”
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