Report Highlights
BCC Research estimates that the head-up displays (HUD) market will grow from nearly $1.3 billion in 2013 to nearly $3.7 billion in 2018 at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.9%.
Report Includes
- An overview of the global market for head-up displays and related technologies.
- Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2013 and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2018.
- Information on how the developments of HUDs are becoming integrated with advanced features like augmented reality, voice and gesture control, and 3D imaging.
- Details on the market's drivers, inhibitors, and opportunities for growth.
- Insight into the industry's value chain, product trends, competitive landscape, leading players and their key developments, strategies, and profiles.
Report Scope
The market for HUD technology is segmented into the following categories:
- Technology:
- Projection.
- Monolithic display.
- Components:
- Projector (LCoS, DLP, LBS).
- Video generator (computer).
- Combiner.
- Display panel
- Control panel.
- Accessories.
- Applications:
- Aviation:
- Aircraft.
- Tactical (defense/military) aircraft.
- Air transport (cargo) and business jets.
- Helicopter.
- Tactical (defense/military) aircraft.
- Air transport (cargo) and business jets.
- Automotive:
- Cars (Premium/luxury, sports, mid segment cars).
- Others (Google glasses, glasses for sports).
- Geographies:
- North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Asia-Pacific) and Rest of World (ROW).
This report also provides a competitive analysis of the industry and a chapter including company profiles.
Analyst Credentials
Abhigyan Gupta is an economist and has nearly 10 years of experience in researching the electronics market. He has authored many reports pertaining to semiconductors and electronic devices, and is currently mentoring a team of analysts from this domain.
Abhigyan has headed electronics domains in many research companies. Prior to this, he was an analyst with Frost & Sullivan, specializing in the displays and electronic components industry in North America, and published reports on flat-panel displays, LCDs, OLEDs, industrial and building automation, solid-state transformers, traction transformers, ceramic capacitors, EDLC and other subjects.
He has also worked closely with the best practices team at Frost and Sullivan and worked closely with companies such as Schneider, ABB, Samsung, NEC and AVX across his career.
Prior to that, Abhigyan was the head of the Department of Economic Affairs and Government Policy at the Automotive Components Manufacturers Association (ACMA) of India. He brings with him considerable knowledge and skills, having worked with a leading industry association in the automotive domain, in the electronic components sector.
Abhigyan was a part of the ACMA delegation in the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial in December 2005, and is well-versed in international trade policy and WTO affairs.
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