They have been working on it since 2014, but Jaguar Land Rover’s navigator of the future is finally ready: it will debut next year and is foolproof: a ghost car is projected in front of the car and the driver just has to follow it to get to its destination .
Dubbed “Follow-Me Ghost Car Navigation”, the system is part of a series of new technologies that Jaguar Land Rover is developing to reduce the risk of accidents “Our ultimate goal – explains Wolfgang Epple, director of research and technology, Jaguar Land Rover – is to reduce road accidents and improve the urban driving experience. The Jaguar Land Rover research team is developing this technology to improve visibility and provide the driver with the right information at the right time. If we can keep the driver’s eyes on the road ahead of us and present information in a way that doesn’t distract us, we can help drivers make better decisions in the most demanding and congested driving environments. “
On the other hand, the most intuitive and efficient way to navigate to a specific destination is for sure to follow someone who knows the best route. And this is exactly what Follow-Me Ghost Car Navigation does, which projects the image of a vehicle in front of the driver’s car to follow them, turn by turn, to their destination.
Vincenzo Borgomeo