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Mercedes and BMW have announced that their future flagship models will include a night vision system to improve visibility at night. The system is infra red based, so warm objects (such as people and animals) will theoretically be clearly visible from great distances.

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BMW Night Vision

Mercedes Night View Assist

What do people think? Will it prevet crashes and save lives? Or will it be just another distraction for the driver?

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nghiagero Community Regular

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think both.... it would be good to identify objects easier in the nite, but the con i think would be that since its an electronic device, wouldnt it "lag" abit b4 the it comes on the visual for the driver to see and also the screen quality must be quite good since its quite a small screen....

also another project for them in car entertainment tweakers to play with... mb ill watch the game whilst im behind the wheel ey?

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that is waaaaaaay cool!!! a better version i saw was a HUD style in a new honda (I think), not that we'd see it here for a few years.

That would be absolutely priceless for living out here, you'd spot roo's a mile away! wonder how long before there are aftermarket versions on ebay lol. I think the lag would be negligable. basically the same as night vision on a video camera, all it does is sees a slightly different colour spectrum. I want one!

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It wouldnt lag, i mean the systems that are in most military vehicles are electronic, they sure dont lag, if they did a helicopter pliot might find themself in a mountain before they saw it coming....

I think its a good idea, 5 years time from now they'll probablly be in every commodore and falcon.

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It wouldnt lag, i mean the systems that are in most military vehicles are electronic, they sure dont lag, if they did a helicopter pliot might find themself in a mountain before they saw it coming....

I think its a good idea, 5 years time from now they'll probablly be in every commodore and falcon.

honda has been advertising this stuff on their ads for months!

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think both.... it would be good to identify objects easier in the nite, but the con i think would be that since its an electronic device, wouldnt it "lag" abit b4 the it comes on the visual for the driver to see and also the screen quality must be quite good since its quite a small screen....

also another project for them in car entertainment tweakers to play with... mb ill watch the game whilst im behind the wheel ey?

you don't get "lag" with a system like this. I have Infrared CCTV cameras around my house and its instant :)

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Hondas ones are infrared/heat sensitive, ie. all monotoned and green in looks.

But yeah, these would be good for coppers also, as he can cruise around and knows who's been canning their cars, and they days of hidding in the dark are over, lol. not that I encourage doing a runner.haha.

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Hondas ones are infrared/heat sensitive, ie. all monotoned and green in looks.

But yeah, these would be good for coppers also, as he can cruise around and knows who's been canning their cars, and they days of hidding in the dark are over, lol. not that I encourage doing a runner.haha.

thats all we need. cops being allowed to get people for speeding/thrashing their car, using their judgement on how hot a car should be... :cheers:

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they already have this in Hummers apparently in the states. Ive seen this a few times on TV and stuff and as for lag i dont think there would be much. take a video camera for example, its instant you know wat i mean. and like, technology these days...i would say its more likely to predict the future than lag lol

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