Aviation Industry Exhibits Strong Growth for Heads-up Displays
Cockpits are highly-instrumented environments and require a great deal of training to master. Heads-up displays, not to be confused with head-mounted displays, can be used in a cockpit to show the pilot information without requiring them to divert their attention from the windshield and the world outside. The same or similar technology is being incorporated into car windshields for driver information.
Transparency Market Research issued a press release announcing that it has published a new market research report about the results of a recent study on the topic of heads-up display market trends in which in determined that aviation industry would exhibit the strongest demand to adopt the technology in coming years.
In the context of a global HUD market valued at US$ 1.76 Billion in 2014 and forecast to reach US$ 7.05 Billion by 2022, the research also reveals that the key players in the HUD market include BAE Systems plc, Continental AG, Delphi Automotive PLC, Denso Corporation, Esterline Technologies Corporation, Johnson Controls Inc., Microvision Inc., Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd., Pioneer Corporation, Rockwell Collins Inc., Thales Group, and Yazaki Corporation.
These companies are well positioned to introduce Augmented Reality-enhanced displays to their existing and future customers.