car interior lighting colors
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However, I didn't quite see it that way (no pun intended)
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I also suspect (but can't prove) that cars like BMWs and Audis often have red/orange lighting because they are driven at very high speeds at night on the Autobahn.......and it is considered a driver aid.
Yes, that's part of it, but the main concern is the eye's re-adjustment process going from a lit to a dark area.
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Technically (from what they tell us) it is because when you look at lights at night and then look away from them to a darker, non-lighted area, it takes some time for the retina, pupil, optic nerve, etc... to adjust itself to the darker environment and regain sight efficiency. White, being the brightest of all colors, supposedly delays the re-adjustment process for the eye as it looks into darker areas. Red/orange lights, especially at low intensity, is supposed to have much less of an effect on the eye as it tries to re-adjust. In aviation, That makes it easier to spot navigation lights, runway/taxiway lights, city/town lights, aircraft running lights, etc....
Of course the practical reality as to what works for car drivers is another subjective area and we all have personal preferences.
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In non-nav models, the top screen has a blue hue lit from the bottom centre. On nav-equipped models, the remote touch controller has a blue hue.
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