Award for Head Medium Display

Johnson Controls has received the 2010 Supplier Award in the category Innovation from Philippe Varin, chairman of the managing board of PSA Peugeot Citroën, in Paris, for its new Head Medium Display.
January 31, 2012 Read time: 1 min
764 Johnson Controls has received the 2010 Supplier Award in the category Innovation from Philippe Varin, chairman of the managing board of 1900 PSA Peugeot Citroën, in Paris, for its new Head Medium Display.

The new system, currently available on several Peugeot models, consists of a transparent pane that is separately released from the instrument panel over the instrument cluster, enabling key vehicle information, such as speed or distance readings, to be displayed in the driver’s primary field of vision. The projected image appears at a virtual distance of around 1.80m, which the eye can read without accommodation time (time to focus). Drivers can perceive the information displayed much faster than from displays positioned outside their primary field of vision. With the device, Johnson Controls says it has developed a system that unleashes considerable cost-saving potential, as it requires no expensive or time-consuming adjustments, eliminates the need for specific coating on the windshield and can be adapted for use in other vehicles.
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