How about a smaller nav screen? Magna develops in-mirror display
While Ford's giving the Fusion an LCD large enough to watch feature films, Magna has joined up with Swiss firm u-blox and Germany's Paragon to develop a navigation system that puts the map display in your rearview mirror. The system is called MirrorPilot, and it does look like a slick way to add factory navigation with a minimum of effort on the automaker's part. It's also far nicer than suction-cupping some aftermarket unit to the windshield and dealing with its tangle of cables. It's not just a mirror with a display; the MirrorPilot incorporates a GPS receiver and antenna, as well as a speaker. The mirror itself self-dims electrochromically, and the display automatically zooms at intersections and also comes with a remote control. The screen may be small, but the cost is large; this unit will be priced above $1,000 when it goes on sale in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. While it's a nice idea, it's not $1,000 worth of nice, especially with such a diminutive screen. We'll buy a cheaper unit and stock up on zip ties to keep the wires in check, which should leave enough in our pocket for a very nice dinner out – we'll just punch up a fancy restaurant on the POI menu.
[Source: Inside Line]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Aprime 6:31PM (6/13/2008)
If that's an official shot, I can assure you that it's going to be a pain in the ass the understand and will probably cause more trouble than good.
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Flashpoint 7:39PM (6/13/2008)
Say it with me...
A- C - C - I - D - E - N - T
Aprime 7:46PM (6/13/2008)
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It's even worse than I thought, IT USES A REMOTE.
3seriesisking 12:31AM (6/14/2008)
Can you say pointless?
Torrent 6:36PM (6/13/2008)
gay.
I'd rather take the fusion's Plasma screen GPS.
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davidn96 6:42PM (6/13/2008)
That is way too small to be useful.
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broosewee 7:12PM (6/13/2008)
I hope that's not a touch screen!
My eyes... have mercy...
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david 12:56AM (6/16/2008)
Driver distraction comes to mind.
Maybe they should put an Apple esque warning on it.
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Andrew L 12:06AM (6/14/2008)
doesnt the current Navigator have something similar to this?
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John 1:33AM (6/14/2008)
this is not totally new...i am a valet and i drove a king ranch f150 that had a back up camera in the rear view mirror...pointless...too small
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