Cars for the vision impaired

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As we get older, our vision tends to get worse, and eyeglasses become part of the uniform. This was not much of an issue in cars in the past, since there weren’t many things to look and play with; and tech limits gavetrip computers extra-large LEDs.

Displays with higher resolutions, such as Chrysler’s seven-inch trip computer, have confounded drivers with decent distance vision to drive, but fuzzy close-up sight. Fuel economy and distance to empty, street names on navigation systems, and such resolve into blurs. On most cars, none of these items are size-adjustable.
According to designer Ryan Nagode, speaking with Allpar in Chicago, car companies are not completely oblivious to the issue, and there may be future plans … (full article) Read the rest...


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