Jaguar Land Rover set to reinvent the windshield by making it virtual

Heads-up displays are not uncommon among today's cars, but they don't tell you much you couldn't otherwise see by simply glancing down at the dashboard. It is, then, a convenience item with some novelty value sprinkled in. And that's all fine. But what if it was something more?

What if you your whole windscreen turned virtual, like a computer game, displaying images like upcoming hazards, sat-nav information, the predicted path of the car in front, and, if you're on a racetrack, things like ghost cars, braking points, virtual cones and the ideal racing line.

Yes, Gran Turismo 6 could become a reality inside the car if Jaguar Land Rover has anything to do with it. And according to the British manufacturer, it's already in the works.

Autocar says JLR showed off the system yesterday at its Gaydon, England, development center, as well as pointing towards other future technologies such as lasers.