In 2012, Pioneer Corporation introduced a HUD navigation system that replaces the driver-side sun visor and visually overlays animations of conditions ahead, a form of augmented reality (AR).Alabaster, Jay (June 28, 2013). "Pioneer launches car navigation with augmented reality, heads-up displays". Computerworld.Ulanoff, Lance (January 11, 2012). "Pioneer AR Heads Up Display Augments Your Driving Reality". Mashable. Developed by Pioneer Corporation, AR-HUD became the first aftermarket automotive Head-Up Display to use a direct-to-eye laser beam scanning method, also known as virtual retinal display (VRD). AR-HUD's core technology involves a miniature laser beam scanning display developed by MicroVision, Inc.Freeman, Champion (2014). [http://www.microvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/OPN_Article.pdf "Madhaven—Scanned Laser Pico-Projectors: Seeing the Big Picture (with a Small Device)".
