
June 6, 2012
Audi fusing laser and fog lights to make your car safer
by dhiramI think this would be one of those technologies which would never go mainstream because it looks much cooler than being practical. Nonetheless a brilliant idea from the bright minds at Audi to make our everyday driving tasks simpler and safer.
Adding lasers to fog lights isn’t just for visibility: Audi, in its infinitely Germanic wisdom, has decreed that this laser system shall project a line unto the actual road, and across that line other cars shall not pass. Or something like that. The projected laser line ends up at a safe following distance, and in heavy fog, the light refracts through the water droplets in the air and forms a large warning triangle.
[Dvice]