Toyota Night Vison

Night view isn't exactly a new technology, but Toyota's latest implementation of it in its Crown Hybrid luxury sedan is a bit different than most. Unlike the company's previous effort, which displayed images straight on the windshield, this one makes use of an LCD in the dashboard, which also does double duty by displaying the speedometer and all the vehicle's other vitals.

- works at speeds below 60 km/h (37.2mph)
- only pedestrians are included
- not working when raining
www.motorauthority.com

BMW Night Vision

BMW uses Far Infrared (FIR) technology, which has the benefit of a greater area of coverage than Near Infrared (NIR). It creates an image of the surroundings based on heat: warm objects such as animals or pedestrians appear as bright shapes.

detection from 300 metres away
(e.g. driving at 100 km/h equals 7 seconds)
www.bmw.com