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Towards augmented reality navigation using affordable technology

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Augmented reality (AR) navigation systems are likely to improve the driving experience compared to today's personal navigation devices on the dashboard, as they don't require glances away from the road ahead. As technology is not yet capable to deliver an affordable and seamless HUD AR solution, we explore an inexpensive version of augmentation, which would have a similar benefit of reduced distraction. We propose using an LED (light emitting diode) matrix in the periphery of the driver's vision to indicate turns on the road. We find that such a system produces better results in visual attention, driving performance and in subjective measures compared to standard navigation devices.

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      AutomotiveUI '13: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications
      October 2013
      281 pages
      ISBN:9781450324786
      DOI:10.1145/2516540

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