SAE'92, the world's largest congress and exposition of automobile and aircraft sub-systems and parts, was held from February 24 to 28 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, U. S. A. Five presentation from the "electronic display and information systems" session are introduced in this report. These are related to LCD, navigation system and laser radar. LCDs are being developed rapidly, especially in Japan. Trials of navigation systems as an individual information infrastructure have been undertaken, in the U. S. A., Europe and Japan. The basic problems of navigation systems have been solved, and a number of companies have developed their own systems. Here too in Japan has seen rapid progress. Investigation of the application of laser radars, particularly the human factors, has now begun.
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