The accident rate is increasing every day by day. If only drivers could glance through walls, then the amount of accidents should significantly be reduced. There is this augmented reality technology built to help drivers to glance through blind spots. But how does this work? They uses two cameras in 2 different spots (shown in the picture below); (1) to capture the driver's view, and (2) to capture the scene behind the wall. Then, they uses a computer to connect through the second camera (behind the wall), projecting the scene in a big screen to make it look as if the wall appears to be transparent.


Caption: how the camera works

In other words, CCTV do have blind spot where u can't capture every single part of a place. This may enhance the security system whilst preventing accidents from occuring all over the place.


Video: transparent wall with the augmented reality technology

Although the technique of combining images from two different cameras looked simplistic, they were extremely challenging to develop. The research team from the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) were trying to emerge this technology into a car. First, they are going to utilise a video processor, tuning it into a wireless roadside camera that has the capability of viewing hidden spots onto the windscreen of the car rather than just a small monitor. The project is funded by Denso, a car parts manufacturer based in Japan.