Why Auto-Dimming?
Why Gentex?
How Auto-Dimming Works
Product Line Overview
Mirror as Electronic Module
The Future
How Do I Get One?
 |
|
 |
 |
|
Safety and More
There are many reasons to consider Gentex auto-dimming rearview mirrors. Not only do they increase driving safety by eliminating accident-causing glare,
but they also provide car manufacturers with a cost-effective way to offer customers value-added electronic devices and other features.
|
|
Increasing Driving Safety
Why should you consider Gentex auto-dimming mirrors? Because rearview mirror glare causes accidents. It's that simple.
|
|
| Research shows that during nighttime driving, headlight glare from the vehicles traveling behind you can be blinding. Even once the source of the glare is removed, an after-image remains on the eye's retina that creates a blind spot you may not even know exists. Known as the Troxler Effect, this phenomenon increases driver reaction time by up to 1.4 seconds. At 60 mph, you'd drive over 123 feet before you even reacted to the danger in front of you.
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
| Auto-dimming mirrors make nighttime driving safer by detecting glare and
automatically dimming to protect driver vision. Airbags, crumple zones and the like may help you survive a crash, but auto-dimming mirrors help
you avoid one altogether.
|
|
 |
|
The Troxler Effect Study
The Troxler Effect study was conducted by Dr. Alan Lewis, 55, a veteran researcher and Dean of the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. He spent 20 years as professor of physiological optics at the State University of New York and is often called upon to conduct optical experiments for business and industry. His Troxler Effect research has been published by the Society of Automotive Engineers and has been cited by Optometric Management Magazine and other journals.
|
|
|
| Auto-Dimming Mirrors...Active, Crash Avoidance Safety Features
|
|
 |
|
Consumer Demand
Another reason to consider auto-dimming mirrors is consumer demand. Consumer research conducted by a internationally recognized automotive research firm
found that 90 percent feel auto-dimming mirrors increase driving safety, and 80 percent believe that both interior and exterior mirrors should
be offered on vehicles like their own.
|
|
Vehicle Content Upgrades
Gentex auto-dimming mirrors also allow automotive manufacturers to easily upgrade a vehicle's electronic-features content while differentiating it from
the competition. In addition to the auto-dimming function, Gentex mirrors can come with a variety of value-added electronic features, including
external-temperature readouts, compass displays, remote keyless entry receivers, tire-pressure monitoring displays, headlamp control, LED map lamps
and more. This allows manufacturers to incrementally add electronic features without costly vehicle-interior redesigns.
Vehicle content can also be upgraded by adding exterior auto-dimming mirrors. Gentex manufactures flat, convex, aspheric and thin-glass exterior auto-dimming mirrors, which when combined with an internal mirror, allow manufacturers to provide two and three-mirror auto-dimming systems.
|
|
|