Heads-Up Display

[GatorCyber]

Who cares what others think… HUD is needed in this vehicle. They have the perfect platform for this tech. I hope others will chime in and say this is what we need.

who cares if anyone wants a HUD.
It's not advanced and it's an unnecessary distraction.
human input is only temporary and soon won't be needed at all

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[Crissa]

who cares if anyone wants a HUD.
It's not advanced and it's an unnecessary distraction.
human input is only temporary and soon won't be needed at all

This isn't about Human input. It's about a Human wanting to know information about the vehicle, without looking away from the view.

You'll still want this stuff while the vehicle is automated.

-Crissa

 

[Flaunt]

I for one have always thought this would be a good idea for teslas.

i had looked into making one for my model 3. essentially a camera installed inside the car facing the screen and then pulling data from this feed to project onto the windshield.

the main problem was the projection has to be very bright, and that gear was too expensive. i may try to make one again for my CT

 

[Vagis9780]

A heads-up display (HUD) is an advanced feature that projects crucial information directly onto the windshield, allowing drivers to access vital data without taking their eyes off the road. Implementing a customizable HUD in the Tesla Cybertruck is imperative for enhancing safety, convenience, and the overall driving experience.



The Cybertruck's expansive dashboard and windshield provide an ideal space for a large HUD, capable of projecting clear, detailed graphics. This larger display area can enhance driver awareness by reducing distractions, as essential information such as speed, navigation, and alerts is displayed directly in the line of sight. Additionally, integrating thermal imaging technology can significantly improve both daytime and nighttime driving by detecting pedestrians, animals, and obstacles in low visibility conditions, thereby increasing safety.



A customizable HUD can include various system gauges and features to further enhance the driving experience. This can encompass navigation with real-time traffic updates, easy access to music controls and playlists, information on current drive modes like eco, sport, or off-road, and real-time data on speed, battery levels, and vehicle diagnostics. The HUD can also provide safety alerts, climate control settings, and media information, all seamlessly integrated to ensure the driver remains informed and in control.



In summary, a customizable HUD in the Tesla Cybertruck leverages the large dash and windshield to provide a comprehensive and enhanced driving experience. By integrating advanced features like thermal imaging and displaying critical information within the driver’s line of sight, the HUD ensures improved safety, convenience, and a futuristic driving experience. What are your thoughts on implementing a customizable HUD in the Cybertruck? I welcome your input and ideas.

Way too much information- too busy

 

[mcm4ss]

I would want one

 

[wtibbit]

A heads-up display (HUD) is an advanced feature that projects crucial information directly onto the windshield, allowing drivers to access vital data without taking their eyes off the road. Implementing a customizable HUD in the Tesla Cybertruck is imperative for enhancing safety, convenience, and the overall driving experience.



The Cybertruck's expansive dashboard and windshield provide an ideal space for a large HUD, capable of projecting clear, detailed graphics. This larger display area can enhance driver awareness by reducing distractions, as essential information such as speed, navigation, and alerts is displayed directly in the line of sight. Additionally, integrating thermal imaging technology can significantly improve both daytime and nighttime driving by detecting pedestrians, animals, and obstacles in low visibility conditions, thereby increasing safety.



A customizable HUD can include various system gauges and features to further enhance the driving experience. This can encompass navigation with real-time traffic updates, easy access to music controls and playlists, information on current drive modes like eco, sport, or off-road, and real-time data on speed, battery levels, and vehicle diagnostics. The HUD can also provide safety alerts, climate control settings, and media information, all seamlessly integrated to ensure the driver remains informed and in control.



In summary, a customizable HUD in the Tesla Cybertruck leverages the large dash and windshield to provide a comprehensive and enhanced driving experience. By integrating advanced features like thermal imaging and displaying critical information within the driver’s line of sight, the HUD ensures improved safety, convenience, and a futuristic driving experience. What are your thoughts on implementing a customizable HUD in the Cybertruck? I welcome your input and ideas.

Have you owned a car or truck with a heads-up display? I have one in my Corvette that shows all the important gauge information, Nav turns, music titles, and some performance info that's not shown on the dash (g-force, oil temp, for example).

That all sounds good, but for whatever reason, I don't look at it much. I'm completely not sure why this is the case, but it may be because I give so much attention to the road/traffic when I'm looking outside the car.

For that reason, I wouldn't want to pay the extra cost of an included HUD and wouldn't buy an aftermarket version.

YMMV, of course.

 

[SMWIII]

I have it on my rented electric BMW SUV here in Europe--very helpful and common in better European cars. Very much in favor of HUD.

 

[gentry1242]

I use my HUD all the time in my 2024 Tundra, so I agree it would be a great feature on the CT and was a bit surprised it was not already a thing.
That being said, there are bigger fish to fry right now, so it would be best to get things ironed out and then add features.

 

[Alto]

A heads-up display (HUD) is an advanced feature that projects crucial information directly onto the windshield, allowing drivers to access vital data without taking their eyes off the road. Implementing a customizable HUD in the Tesla Cybertruck is imperative for enhancing safety, convenience, and the overall driving experience.



The Cybertruck's expansive dashboard and windshield provide an ideal space for a large HUD, capable of projecting clear, detailed graphics. This larger display area can enhance driver awareness by reducing distractions, as essential information such as speed, navigation, and alerts is displayed directly in the line of sight. Additionally, integrating thermal imaging technology can significantly improve both daytime and nighttime driving by detecting pedestrians, animals, and obstacles in low visibility conditions, thereby increasing safety.



A customizable HUD can include various system gauges and features to further enhance the driving experience. This can encompass navigation with real-time traffic updates, easy access to music controls and playlists, information on current drive modes like eco, sport, or off-road, and real-time data on speed, battery levels, and vehicle diagnostics. The HUD can also provide safety alerts, climate control settings, and media information, all seamlessly integrated to ensure the driver remains informed and in control.



In summary, a customizable HUD in the Tesla Cybertruck leverages the large dash and windshield to provide a comprehensive and enhanced driving experience. By integrating advanced features like thermal imaging and displaying critical information within the driver’s line of sight, the HUD ensures improved safety, convenience, and a futuristic driving experience. What are your thoughts on implementing a customizable HUD in the Cybertruck? I welcome your input and ideas.

Yes. HUD is how driving information should be displayed. It’s the system of choice for technologically advanced aircraft, when attention needs to be shared between instruments and the view outside.

It’s unfortunate, but I put unjustified faith in EM’s remarks regarding the truck when I decided to purchase one nearly 5 years ago. Most particularly I recall his claim it would be “Tesla’s best product ever.” It is not. Through its development and early release significant effort was made to keep vehicle specifications secret. When the truck first appeared in public it was roped off, keeping prospective buyers from experiencing the consequences of the design choices that survived to market. A test drive was out of the question.

I’ve been in possession of my truck now for 5 months. It has only about 1,000 miles on it. If I had the opportunity to test drive the truck, I probably would have declined the purchase. Factoring significantly in that decision is the display or instrument cluster placed below and to the right of the driver’s line of sight. Because my right eye’s vision during childhood was significantly worse than my left, I did not develop fused vision. To use my dominate left eye to glance at the display requires me to turn my head and look down. This quickly becomes tiring. The need to switch focus from far, looking at traffic to near at the display slows my reaction time. This issue is mitigated by a HUD. Many vehicles in this price range are so equipped.

I have hoped that FSD would reduce the frequency I need to divide my attention between the road and the display and provide useful clues to assist in close maneuvering without typical dept perception. I am less confident that will actually be delivered. Years ago, I greatly admired EM. For multiple reasons that is less so today.

For others with a dominant left eye, don’t buy a Cybertruck.

 

[Dazureus]

HUDS are nice, but they don't work with most polarized sunglasses.

 

[ivelin]

I've had my cybertruck for a few weeks now and about 1,000 miles. More than happy with it so far.
A tiny annoyance is that when I change lanes, I have to take my focus off the road and inspect the rear view display, blind spot indicators as well as the simulated car movement display before I feel comfortable changing lanes. This makes me nervous because in a busy traffic situation, things can quickly change right in front of the car and my poor brain struggles to switch contexts quickly.

Granted that FSD is coming fast and eventually driver attention won't be needed. However this may take weeks, months or several years before it's 100% level 4 or 5. Tesla is currently at level 2 and maybe after the 10/10 robotaxi reveal, we will get to Level 3, which still requires driver attention.
https://autocrypt.io/the-state-of-level-3-autonomous-driving-in-2023/

In the meanwhile, it would be helpful to me if there is a HUD of some sort that does not make me look away from the road and indicates whether I am clear to change lanes.

Other helpful information on a HUD that I can use without losing focus of the road in a busy traffic situation.
- Low battery warning (Below 20%, 10%, 5%)
- Max speed exceeded warning (maybe with a 10% tolerance)
- Tires PSI warning
- Door, trunk, window, charging port open

I am going to work on a little open source prototype with Pi Zero, simple low powered LEDs and a small solar panel that charges the HUD battery and does not require any external wiring or charging.

Some basic testing shows that the cybertruck windshield absorbs reflection from iPhone and iPad screens, but reflects bright LED light such as the one on the back of iphone. A basic LED array might be sufficient for display high priority HUD info. Probably no need for a separate reflective film or screen.

The Tesla Fleet API seems to now provide all the essential telemetrics data directly from the vehicle and via server push events. Most likely no need for any wiring to get telemetrics.
https://developer.tesla.com/docs/fleet-api/fleet-telemetry

If anyone here is interested in collaborating, let me know your thoughts on what type of information is highest priority for your HUD and how you imagine it working.

Placeholder project repo here: https://github.com/ivelin/cyberhud

 

[ivelin]

...Because my right eye’s vision during childhood was significantly worse than my left, I did not develop fused vision. To use my dominate left eye to glance at the display requires me to turn my head and look down. This quickly becomes tiring. The need to switch focus from far, looking at traffic to near at the display slows my reaction time. This issue is mitigated by a HUD. Many vehicles in this price range are so equipped.

I have hoped that FSD would reduce the frequency I need to divide my attention between the road and the display and provide useful clues to assist in close maneuvering without typical dept perception. I am less confident that will actually be delivered. Years ago, I greatly admired EM. For multiple reasons that is less so today.

For others with a dominant left eye, don’t buy a Cybertruck.

I am also left eye dominant and experience the same issues when driving my cybertruck in traffic.
I still love it and plan to keep it for a long time if it holds up as well as my lexus did before it.

Hopeful that a simple HUD accessory might solve the issue for us.

 

[SCTesla]

Granted that FSD is coming fast and eventually driver attention won't be needed. However this may take weeks, months or several years before it's 100% level 4 or 5. Tesla is currently at level 2 and maybe after the 10/10 robotaxi reveal, we will get to Level 3, which still requires driver attention.
https://autocrypt.io/the-state-of-level-3-autonomous-driving-in-2023/

Next to 0 chance we'll have level 3 from Tesla on 10/10. It's a platform reveal like the CT event. Elon even re-tweeted Whole Mars X post about it being a platform unveil not a FSD showing.

Also, Elon has stated numerous times that Level 3 is "not particularly valuable". You do not have to monitor the car when it's driving, but have to take over when prompted. While it's engaged you can read a book, watch a movie, etc, but you can't sleep or leave the driver's seat. It's often described as traffic jam chauffeur. It's not a required step from L2 to L4.

I don't think we'll ever see true L5 from any company, not in a traditional car format, but it's not necessary for actual FSD.

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