Video games have become immersive enough that you sometimes feel as if you are actually behind the wheel of a car when playing titles like Forza Motorsport. But for those who crave the actual open road, Chevrolet on Sunday announced a new "Performance Data Recorder" (PDR) system intended to help drivers perfect their moves.
With PDR, drivers can record and share high-definition video, with telemetry overlays, of their drives on and off the track.
The system will debut in the 2015 Corvette Stingray, but Chevrolet will be showing it off at CES in Las Vegas this week. The company developed PDR with U.K.-based motorsports-engineering company Cosworth, which already provides the Corvette Racing team's data acquisition and telemetry electronics system.
PDR mounts a high-definition 720p camera to the windshield header trim, which will record from the driver's point of view through the windshield. A microphone inside the car will record audio.
Keeping track of your drives is a GPS-based telemetry recorder. But the GPS within the PDR is five times faster than the GPS you would find in the average in-dash navigation system, Chevrolet said, which will produce more accurate information about how well you hugged that curve or handled that hill. The recorder can access vehicle information like engine speed, transmission-gear selection, braking force, and steering-wheel angle.
The PDR system can record in several modes:
- Track Mode – shows the maximum level of data on the screen, including speed, rpm, g-force, a location-based map, lap time and more.
- Sport Mode – shows fewer details on the overlay but includes key data including speed and g-force
- Touring Mode – simply records and displays video and audio of the drive with no data overlay
- Performance Mode – records performance metrics, such as 0 to 60 mph acceleration, 1/4-mile speed and elapsed time, and 0-100-0 mph runs.
If you want to show off your driving prowess, meanwhile, the Stingray will include an SD-card slot in the glove box so you can watch on the car's 8-inch touch screen or take it with you to watch at home or share on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. Chevrolet said an 8GB card can hold about 200 minutes, while a 32GB card will support about 800 minutes, or 13 hours of drive time.
Data can also be viewed on the "Cosworth Toolbox" software, which will overlay laps on a Bing satellite map of the track and provide comparisons to help improve future drives.
"The ability to review laps between track sessions can identify immediate adjustments for quicker laps in the next session," Tadge Juechter, Corvette chief engineer, said in a statement. "It's like having a 32-GB crew chief trackside providing you with real-time feedback to improve your driving skills."
To start recording in a PDR-equipped Corvette Stingray, find the PDR app in the car's infotainment system, tap it, and hit the "Start Recording" button.
PDR will be available in the third quarter of 2014; pricing will be announced closer to launch. Check it out in action below.
05 Jan, 2014
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