INTRODUCTION

   If you happen to drive a car and you find yourself using Google Maps (or any navigation app for that matter) quite often then you know just how hard it is to keep your eyes both on the road and the map on your smartphone. HUD (heads up display) systems have solved the largest part of that issue but on one hand even now not all cars are equipped with one while on the other the ones that are usually display only basic information like speed and RPM (more advanced models also display traffic signs, speed limits and even lanes). Many aftermarket manufacturers have released HUD devices over the years but it wasn't until HUDWAY announced their innovative Glass model back in 2013 that people started to notice. The Glass however was just the beginning so last year and roughly 3 years since its official release HUDWAY announced the far more advanced Cast model which has been with us for almost a month now.

   HUDWAY is not another navigator wrapped creatively. With our app and accessory, we want to enhance the drivers’ safety in poor visibility (nighttime, heavy fog, rain, blizzard, etc.), when the headlights won’t let you see the road ahead beyond 50-100 meters, — and that’s dangerous. We increase the drivers’ awareness — and we do it right on the windshield, in their main viewpoint, so that they are not distracted from the road to a bright navigator display showing loads of tiny inscriptions, signs, lines and arrows. We believe that simple solutions can save lives. And we ought to try them, since about 120.000 people a year die only because of poor visibility. It’s almost 350 people every day.

   The Glass HUD by HUDWAY was basically a smartphone holder attached to a flip-up clear acrylic screen which was then used to reflect the image projected by your smartphone (no power source needed). This of course ment that not only did you need to have your smartphone placed on the HUDWAY Glass base at all times (thus you couldn't really use it for anything else but navigation) but on a sunny day that also ment seriously increased temperatures. These are things we (and other media) pointed out to HUDWAY from day one and so the Cast is actually a complete electronic device and although it basically does the same exact thing as the Glass this time over it projects the screen of your smartphone (compatible with both iOS and Android) onto its clear acrylic screen wirelessly (Miracast) with the help of a tiny TFT screen. This combination projects a virtual 20” image and focuses it 8 feet in front of you so it's easier for you to focus on. Of course that means you still need your smartphone to remain with its screen turned on but since the HUDWAY Cast also works as a hands-free speakerphone (for making/answering calls) and even displays incoming text messages you're not just limited in navigation. So time to check out the brand new HUDWAY Cast and see if this is the car HUD you've all been waiting for.