Stealth Driving?
from the heads-up-display-with-attitude dept
Pontiac is getting ready to launch a new Grand Prix with a "stealth mode" feature. When driving at night, drivers will be able to push the stealth mode button which activates a heads up display that is projected on the windshield. The difference between this and any other headsup displays is that this one will turn off all interior lights, including the current gauges, to give the driver the "feel" that they've gone into an invisible mode. While it sounds like a neat marketing gimmick, I can see how this might actually confuse more drivers than it helps.
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Stealth mode
Has auto design completely run amuck? Did someone in a focus group somewhere say that one of their wishes for a next generation car is "the ability to pretend I'm invisible"?
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The Homer!!!!
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