A vehicle display system, comprising: an electro-optic device comprising: a first substantially transparent substrate having first and second surfaces disposed on opposite sides thereof, wherein at least one of the first and second surfaces comprises a first electrically conductive layer; a second substantially transparent substrate having third and fourth surfaces disposed on opposite sides thereof, wherein at least one of the third and fourth surfaces comprises a second electrically conductive layer; an electro-optic medium disposed in a cavity formed between the first substantially transparent substrate and the second substantially transparent substrate, the electro-optic medium being variably transmissive; wherein the system is characterized by: a substantially transparent display comprising a plurality of waveguide display elements disposed adjacent to the electro-optic device; and a plurality of display drivers, wherein each of the waveguide display elements is configured to receive projected light from one of the display drivers, wherein a first display driver is positioned along a first perimeter portion (94, 98) of the transparent display and the a second display driver is positioned along a second perimeter portion (96, 100) of the transparent display in a distributed edge-mounted configuration mounted about a perimeter of the substantially transparent display, wherein the electro-optic device is configured to convert a transmission state between a transparent state and an opaque state. an electro-optic device comprising: a first substantially transparent substrate having first and second surfaces disposed on opposite sides thereof, wherein at least one of the first and second surfaces comprises a first electrically conductive layer; a second substantially transparent substrate having third and fourth surfaces disposed on opposite sides thereof, wherein at least one of the third and fourth surfaces comprises a second electrically conductive layer; an electro-optic medium disposed in a cavity formed between the first substantially transparent substrate and the second substantially transparent substrate, the electro-optic medium being variably transmissive; a first substantially transparent substrate having first and second surfaces disposed on opposite sides thereof, wherein at least one of the first and second surfaces comprises a first electrically conductive layer; a second substantially transparent substrate having third and fourth surfaces disposed on opposite sides thereof, wherein at least one of the third and fourth surfaces comprises a second electrically conductive layer; an electro-optic medium disposed in a cavity formed between the first substantially transparent substrate and the second substantially transparent substrate, the electro-optic medium being variably transmissive; wherein the system is characterized by: a substantially transparent display comprising a plurality of waveguide display elements disposed adjacent to the electro-optic device; and a plurality of display drivers, wherein each of the waveguide display elements is configured to receive projected light from one of the display drivers, wherein a first display driver is positioned along a first perimeter portion (94, 98) of the transparent display and the a second display driver is positioned along a second perimeter portion (96, 100) of the transparent display in a distributed edge-mounted configuration mounted about a perimeter of the substantially transparent display, wherein the electro-optic device is configured to convert a transmission state between a transparent state and an opaque state. a substantially transparent display comprising a plurality of waveguide display elements disposed adjacent to the electro-optic device; and a plurality of display drivers, wherein each of the waveguide display elements is configured to receive projected light from one of the display drivers, wherein a first display driver is positioned along a first perimeter portion (94, 98) of the transparent display and the a second display driver is positioned along a second perimeter portion (96, 100) of the transparent display in a distributed edge-mounted configuration mounted about a perimeter of the substantially transparent display, wherein the electro-optic device is configured to convert a transmission state between a transparent state and an opaque state.