On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 5:00:43 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/30/2017 4:40 PM, Bill wrote:
wrote:
On Mon, 29 May 2017 22:55:46 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:



I didn't notice on the Highlander that I tried if the backup camera
showed a "predictive" course when backing up. The one in the Pathfinder
does ... meaning as you back up there is a outlined box that moves as
you turn the steering wheel indicating were you are moving towards as
well as additional cameras that show the front corners as well. Pretty
much gives you an all around view of the vehicle. It has an 8 inch
display screen, so it's pretty easy to see everything. It also has a
"sonar" system warning that lets you now if you are going to hit anything.

Reminds me of flying lessons when you have to rely totally on
instruments rather than an actual view. :-)


We watched a guy in some kind of SUV (they all look alike these days)
back right into a tree limb and break out the back glass. He was
staring at his camera display, depending on the beeper, I guess and
the limb was above that view.
I tried hollering at him but I assume the music was blasting or he
just was not taking advice from red necks that day. He sure seemed
****ed that the technology failed him.


I did that to a Nissan POS in Costa Rica. No camera or sonar. But a
branch jutting out from a tree. Hit the spare tire on the rear door.
Another stupid idea. 5 mile an hour bumper that does not come in to play.



I took a picture earlier of the back up display in the Pathfinder.

The left side of the display is the area directly behind the vehicle.
There's a yellow box that twists and moves to the left or right as you
back up, responded to the direction the back of the car is going. Nissan
calls this "Predictive Display". The bright area on the bottom is a
guard on top of the rear bumper, so you can see that the image is taken
fairly high up.

The right side is the combination of additional cameras on the vehicle
that give you a 360 degree view of what's around you. If you come close
to hitting something with the front or side of the car, a visual and
audio warning goes off. There are also "sonar" sensors that warn of
hitting anything anywhere. It's pretty cool.

https://tinyurl.com/y7mwupwb

The Audi has that. If you read the manual, it'll tell you that the short horizontal lines on each side are measurements that indicate how far you are from an obstruction. Also, those cameras are great for getting a hitch lined up when you don't have a spotter helping.