Patent ID: 7015944

Claim:
A device for improving visibility in a vehicle having one or more laser headlights radiating laser light outside the visible spectrum into a predetermined solid area angle ahead of the vehicle, comprising: a first laser headlight radiating first laser light into a first part of the predetermined solid angle area ahead of the vehicle, the first laser light having a wavelength outside the visible spectrum, a second laser headlight radiating second laser light into another part of the predetermined solid angle area ahead of the vehicle, the second laser light having a wavelength outside the visible spectrum, a camera sensitive to light outside the visible spectrum for taking images of current traffic scenes; an optical display system in the vehicle for reproducing the captured images in the visible spectrum; and lasers for generating the first and second laser lights, the lasers being arranged in a location remote from a front of the vehicle and connected to the first and second laser headlights via light guides.