Hudway Cast 

A head-up display (HUD) for your car to get directions, receive calls, texts and control your music while driving.

 
 

 

Gives a real head-up display feel

The image from HUDWAY Cast display is taken to a lens which enlarges it to 20" and focuses the virtual image about 9 feet or 2.8 meters in front of you. This way, it feels easier for your eyes to readjust focus from the road to the projection — just like using a luxury vehicle built-in HUD, but about a dozen times less expensive.


Head-up display (HUD) devices allow drivers to see directions and other critical navigation information right in front of their eyes.

HUDs have already made their way into the automotive industry, but mostly as a premium built-in option only a few can afford. Not to mention, these HUDs are programmed to display a very limited set of information preset by the vehicle manufacturer. And because of that, chances are — you will still be using your smartphone for navigation, especially if you prefer driving with Waze or Google Maps. 

But when you use your smartphone as a navigation device — wherever you mount it, it will either block your view or make you look away from the road to check directions.


 

Bright and contrast image in any conditions

A display 20 times brighter than a smartphone screen gives an excellent full-color projection even on a sunny day — on a completely transparent lens. The display brightens and dims automatically, and the projection quality does not depend on how bright your smartphone screen is.


Easy to install

Just affix it to the dashboard and plug in the cigarette lighter socket. That’s it. Take it off the mount and put to a gloves compartment when you’re leaving the car.

We suggest that you tuck the cable under the windshield to keep it out of sight. 


Connects to any smartphone, mirrors any app

It wirelessly connects to any smartphone that supports Miracast or Airplay — and that means virtually all modern smartphones. Pairing with a smartphone is very easy, as both iOS and Android devices allow to cast the screen image to an external display wirelessly with just a swipe and a tap.

You launch a navigation app on your smartphone, select to stream it to HUDWAY Cast — et voila — enjoy driving with your directions projected in your line of sight.

You'll get the best experience if you switch Waze or Google maps to night mode prior to streaming them to Hudway Cast


Versatile: for any car and driving professional

As HUDWAY Cast supports streaming any navigation app, it will be helpful for those who spends hours behind the wheel every day — truck drivers, taxi drivers, public transportation drivers, rally pilots, etc.


App Features


 

Dashboard

Quickly view and manage the most basic things like recent phone calls, smart navigation suggestions, location search, music, and your favorite widgets.


Navigation

Enter the destination and use HUDWAY Cast navigation to guide you — with offline maps, traffic info, and crisp uncluttered route view. Or switch it to Waze or Google Maps in the app settings. 

When you’re using HUDWAY Cast navigation, you will always see the directions displayed on the heads-up display, no matter what you’re doing in the app on your smartphone. That is to say, you can handle calls or switch tracks and still see the navigation streamed on the lens. And here's how it will look: 


 

Calls

Accept calls like you’re used to — using your headset, car speakers, or your smartphone. Use swipes to accept or dismiss a call. Make calls choosing from the list of favorites or recent calls — in a less distracting, hands-free way.


Messages

To avoid reading messages and texting when driving, HUDWAY Cast allows you to:

  • Listen to a received message;
  • Reply with a voice message; 
  • Reply with a quick template message;
  • Share your position and ETA.

 

Music

Manage your music library or streaming services like Spotify by quick swipes and taps in our driving-friendly UI. You will still see your directions on HUDWAY Cast screen.


Hudway Cast is currently on Kickstarter.

They had an original goal of $100,000 and have now surpassed that by over double at $450,000.

You can pledge to get the Hudway Cast at a Kickstarter special of $199 with an expected ship date of November 2017.

www.kickstarter.com/hudwaycast