--- title: "This Clever Car Add-On Uses AI to Block Out Just The Sun" description: "Bosch has come up with a clever car windshield cover featuring an AI LCD panel to cast a shadow on the driver's eyes, blocking out only a small portion." date: "2020-01-06" modified: "2020-01-06" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/car-windshield-cover-ai-block-out-sun" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "ai" - "artificial intelligence" - "cars" - "the digest" --- # This Clever Car Add-On Uses AI to Block Out Just The Sun ![Bosch has come up with a clever car windshield cover featuring an AI LCD panel to cast a shadow on the driver's eyes, blocking out only a small portion.]() *\Image: Bosch\* ## Sun Blind German engineering company Bosch has come up with a [clever new automotive sun visor]() that uses an LCD panel and artificial intelligence to block out only the Sun in the driver's vision. The idea is to give them an unobstructed view of the road ahead when the sun is low in the sky. Each year, thousands of car accidents are related to sun glare, [according to]() the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ## Virtual Visor Bosch's Virtual Visor learns where the driver's face and eyes are thanks to an accompanying facial recognition camera aimed at the driver's seat. It then analyzes the driver's face for shadows to decide which portions of the honeycomb-patterned LCD panel to darken, while leaving the rest of the panel transparent. The Virtual Visor will make its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, which is opening its doors tomorrow. The smart visor might be pretty easy to implement — the system requires little power and should leverage hardware that's already built into cars, [according to *CNET*](). But it's still unclear if or when the feature will ever make it into production. **READ MORE:** [See how Bosch's futuristic AI-powered LCD sun visor will end squinting]() \[*CNET*\] **More on smart cars:** *[Cars Are Secretly Spying on Us]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()