Pioneer CYBER NAVI Car Navigation Systems Share Street Images With Remote Cars
Pioneer is advancing one of its core businesses with a new car navigation system, which uses dashboard cameras to scan the road ahead for approaching street signs and other cars and shares images of road conditions with other vehicles.
The latest CYBER NAVI supports the new "Smart Loop eye" information sharing service, which combines the "Smart Loop Probe Information System" that utilizes communication functions with driving information from users employing on-board cameras. When cars travel through preset locations throughout Japan, Pioneer's system will automatically snap and upload images using its camera. These can be viewed by other drivers using the same system to check real-time traffic and road conditions. The preset locations will include crowded intersections, popular driving spots, and highway on-ramps, and more will be added on an ad hoc basis to cover traffic jams and other occurrences.
As the system supports the AR HUD (Head-up Display) unit, which displays information overlaid in front of the windscreen, drivers can track the essential information instantly with minimal eye movement, keeping their focus on the road.
Pioneer has also improved the performance of the "AR Scouter Mode", which detects necessary information and projects it as AR information on the top of the real scenery. The unit is equipped with a new "Pedestrian Crossing Advance Warning" function. What's more, with the inclusion of the new voice-operated "Free word Voice Search" online search function, drivers can easily search for facilities and other information by just using keywords that come to their minds, without having to perform complex input operations.
The "Cyber Navi" system also includes image recognition software to identify potential hazards like crosswalks, which it overlays with large warning icons on its LCD screen. The system also tracks the car immediately in front of the driver and calculates the distance between the two vehicles.
The system will be released in June in several different versions. The heads-up display can be purchased separately for use with existing Pioneer car navigation systems for ¥105,000 (US$1,000).
All such systems will require a special wireless access point to connect to the Internet to share road condition photos and download newly updated map information. The wireless device runs on NTT DoCoMo's 3G "FOMA" network and costs ¥26,250 with three years of unlimited data.
The latest CYBER NAVI supports the new "Smart Loop eye" information sharing service, which combines the "Smart Loop Probe Information System" that utilizes communication functions with driving information from users employing on-board cameras. When cars travel through preset locations throughout Japan, Pioneer's system will automatically snap and upload images using its camera. These can be viewed by other drivers using the same system to check real-time traffic and road conditions. The preset locations will include crowded intersections, popular driving spots, and highway on-ramps, and more will be added on an ad hoc basis to cover traffic jams and other occurrences.
As the system supports the AR HUD (Head-up Display) unit, which displays information overlaid in front of the windscreen, drivers can track the essential information instantly with minimal eye movement, keeping their focus on the road.
Pioneer has also improved the performance of the "AR Scouter Mode", which detects necessary information and projects it as AR information on the top of the real scenery. The unit is equipped with a new "Pedestrian Crossing Advance Warning" function. What's more, with the inclusion of the new voice-operated "Free word Voice Search" online search function, drivers can easily search for facilities and other information by just using keywords that come to their minds, without having to perform complex input operations.
The "Cyber Navi" system also includes image recognition software to identify potential hazards like crosswalks, which it overlays with large warning icons on its LCD screen. The system also tracks the car immediately in front of the driver and calculates the distance between the two vehicles.
The system will be released in June in several different versions. The heads-up display can be purchased separately for use with existing Pioneer car navigation systems for ¥105,000 (US$1,000).
All such systems will require a special wireless access point to connect to the Internet to share road condition photos and download newly updated map information. The wireless device runs on NTT DoCoMo's 3G "FOMA" network and costs ¥26,250 with three years of unlimited data.
| Product | Model | Recommended retail price | Release period |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¦ 1D+1D main unit type | |||
| 7" wide screen VGA terrestrial digital TV/DVD-V/CD/Bluetooth/USB/SD/tuner with 5.1 channel support, DSP AV all-in-one HDD navigation cruise scouter unit, AR HUD unit set | AVIC-VH0009HUD | Open price | June |
| 7" wide screen VGA terrestrial digital TV/DVD-V/CD/Bluetooth/USB/SD/tuner with 5.1 channel support, DSP AV all-in-one HDD navigation cruise scouter unit set | AVIC-VH0009CS | Open price | Early June |
| 7" wide screen VGA terrestrial digital TV/DVD-V/CD/Bluetooth/USB/SD/tuner with 5.1 channel support, DSP AV all-in-one HDD navigation | AVIC-VH0009 | Open price | Early June |
| ¦ 2D main unit type | |||
| 7" wide screen VGA terrestrial digital TV/DVD-V/CD/Bluetooth/USB/SD/tuner with 5.1 channel support, DSP AV all-in-one HDD navigation cruise scouter unit, AR HUD unit set | AVIC-ZH0009HUD | Open price | June |
| 7" wide screen VGA terrestrial digital TV/DVD-V/CD/Bluetooth/USB/SD/tuner with 5.1 channel support, DSP AV all-in-one HDD navigation cruise scouter unit set | AVIC-ZH0009CS | Open price | Early June |
| 7" wide screen VGA terrestrial digital TV/DVD-V/CD/Bluetooth/USB/SD/tuner with 5.1 channel support, DSP AV all-in-one HDD navigation | AVIC-ZH0009 | Open price | Early June |
| 7" wide screen VGA terrestrial digital TV/DVD-V/CD/Bluetooth/USB/SD/tuner, DSP AV all-in-one HDD navigation | AVIC-ZH0007 | Open price | Early June |
Product |
Model |
Suggested retail price (including tax) |
Release period |
AR HUD unit |
ND-HUD2 |
?105,000 |
June |
Cruise Scouter unit |
ND-CS3 |
?52,500 |
Early June |
Main specifications
AVIC- VH0009HUD /VH0009CS |
AVIC- ZH0009HUD /ZH0009CS |
AVIC- VH0009 |
AVIC- ZH0009 |
AVIC- ZH0007 |
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| ¦Main navigation unit (common components) | |||||
| Maximum consumption |
10 A |
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| Voltage | DC 14.4 V (voltages between 10.8 V and 15.1 V can be used) |
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| ¦GPS component ? reception protocol |
12 channel multichannel reception protocol |
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| ¦Audio component ? maximum output |
50 W ? 4 channels |
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| ¦DVD player component | |||||
| Region code | 2 |
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| Supported disks | DVD(VIDEO MODE?VR MODE)?DVD-R(DL)?DVD-RW?CD-ROM?CD-DA?CD-R/RW |
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| MP3 decoding formats |
MPEG-1?2?2.5 AUDIO LAYER-3 |
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| WMA decoding formats |
Ver.7, 8, 9 (2 channel audio) |
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| AAC decoding formats |
MPEG-4 AAC (only files encoded using iTunes version 10.01.22 or earlier versions) |
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| AVI decoding formats |
MPEG-4 Video+MP3 ?MPEG-4 Video+AC3 |
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| ¦AM /FM tuner component | |||||
| Reception frequency bands |
FM:76.0 ~ 90.0 MHz?AM:522 ~ 1,629 kHz |
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| ¦Terrestrial digital TV tuner component | |||||
| Broadcast protocol |
(Japanese) terrestrial digital broadcast protocol |
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| Channels received |
470 MHz to 710 MHz (UHF channel 13 to channel 52) |
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| ¦TV monitor component | |||||
| Screen size | 7" widescreen VGA |
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| Number of effective pixels |
1,152,000 pixels (800 wide x 480 high x 3 colors (RGB)) |
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| LCD type | TFT active matrix |
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| ¦AR HUD unit | |||||
| Inclusions | Included (sold separately for the VH0009CS) |
Included (sold separately for the ZH0009CS) |
Not included (sold separately) |
Not included (sold separately) |
Not included (sold separately) |
| Maximum electric power consumption |
1 A |
- |
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| Voltage | DC 14.4 V (voltages between 10.8 V and 15.1 V can be used) |
- |
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| Light source | RGB laser light source |
- |
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| Number of effective pixels |
202,800 pixels (780 W?260 H) |
- |
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| Upgrade media | microSD memory cards and microSDHC memory cards (Version 2.0) supported |
- |
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| Connection protocols |
Bluetooth 2.1+EDR |
- |
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| ¦Cruise scouter unit | |||||
| Inclusions | Included |
Included |
Not included (sold separately) |
Not included (sold separately) |
Un-corresponding |
| Maximum electric power consumption |
1 A |
- |
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| Voltage | DC 14.4 V (voltages between 10.8 V and 15.1 V can be used) |
- |
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| Video output by the camera |
Orthoscopic |
- |
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| Image sensor | Color 1/2.7 inch CMOS sensor |
- |
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| Number of effective pixels |
About 100 megapixels |
- |
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| Lens | Wide angle; Focal length: f=4.3 mm;
F value: 2.0
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- |
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| Angle of view | Horizontal: about 69°; Vertical: about 40° |
- |
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| ¦Data communication module | |||||
| Inclusions | Included |
Included |
Not included (sold separately) |
Not included (sold separately) |
Not included (sold separately) |
| ¦Dimensions | |||||
| Dimensions of the monitor component (W?H?D) |
178mm ? 50mm ? 165mm |
- |
178mm ? 50mm ? 165mm |
- |
- |
| Dimensions of the navigation component (W?H?D) |
178mm ? 50mm ? 151mm |
178mm ? 100mm ? 165mm |
178mm ? 50mm ? 151mm |
178mm ? 100mm ? 165mm |
178mm ? 100mm ? 165mm |
| Dimensions of the AR HUD unit (W?H?D) |
Main unit: 260mm ? 123mm ? 257mm; Combiner component: 260mm ? 75mm ? 5mm |
- |
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| Dimensions of the Cruise Scouter unit (W?H?D) |
Camera component (including the cover): 41mm ? 40mm ? 42mm; Main unit: 121mm ? 100mm ? 22mm |
- |
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| Dimensions of the data communication module (W?H?D) |
27mm ? 87mm ? 11mm |
- |
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| ¦Weight | |||||
| Monitor component |
2.0 kg |
- |
2.0 kg |
- |
- |
| Navigation component |
1.3 kg |
2.6 kg |
1.3 kg |
2.6 kg |
2.6 kg |
| AR HUD unit | 950 g (including the stay) |
- |
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| Cruise Scouter unit |
Camera component (including the cover): 260 g; Main unit: 450 g |
- |
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| Data communication module |
25 g |
- |
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