The fourth annual vintage-flavored on and off-road rally is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 27 with a pre-event technical inspection, vehicle display and driver's meeting all taking place at the historic bullring in Mexicali, Baja, Mexico.
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The SmartGauge display lets the driver know whether or not the engine is engaged (blue when it's off, red when it's on).
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Play music and you'll get full album art on display in the center stack, but you'll also get a smaller version right up on the driver's display behind the wheel, where it'll sit next to more important information like speed and fuel level.
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With a press of a button, the dash-mounted driver's display can be toggled between 2D and 3D and the results are quite good.
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The driver can dim or deactivate the display at any time.
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In fact, some models produced by the American car manufacturer Cadillac already have limited night vision systems using thermal imaging, but they require the driver to look away at a separate display.
There have been other attempts at a camera-based solution, but the new Cambridge company - InView Systems - says the solution it is developing with Jaguar Cars involves creating a virtual image in front of the driver, like a military "head up display".
The driver interacts with apps and cloud services via vehicle resources, such as a smart display screen and knobs.
From the driver's seat, my only complaint is that there is no distance-to-empty display near the digital fuel gauge.
Features included a heads-up display with night vision, a DNA-based entry and ignition system, body panels that changed color on the driver's command and an "auto valet" feature that let the car drop off its owner then park itself for recharging.
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