AUGMENTED-REALITY HEAD-UP DISPLAY FOR VEHICLE

A method comprises: generating, by a navigation system of a vehicle, at least one navigation instruction to instruct a driver of the vehicle to make a turn at a location; presenting, using a head-up display (HUD) system of the vehicle, a HUD image on a windshield of the vehicle, the HUD image comprising augmented reality (AR) content including i) a turn symbol corresponding to the turn, and ii) a countdown indicator at least partially surrounding the turn symbol; updating the HUD image, before the vehicle reaches the location, so that the countdown indicator indicates a remaining time until the vehicle reaches the location; and updating the HUD image, after the vehicle reaches the location, so that the turn symbol rotates to indicate a direction of the turn.