New Bosch ‘virtual visor’ is first sun visor innovation in 95 years

See-through visor features driver-facing camera with AI facial detection and tracking to block sunlight

The 'virtual visor' was named Best of Innovation in CES 2020 Innovation Awards.

Bosch is rethinking driver safety and comfort, bringing one of the most overlooked interior components into the spotlight, the sun visor.

The sun causes twice as many car accidents as any other weather-related condition due to temporary blindness.

Bosch is offering a solution with its revolutionary ‘virtual visor’, a transparent LCD and intuitive camera, which replaces the traditional vehicle sun visor completely.

As the first reimagined visor in nearly a century, Bosch’s technology utilises intelligent algorithms to intuitively block the sun’s glare and not the view of the road ahead.

Dr. Steffen Berns, president of Bosch car multimedia, said: “For most drivers around the world, the visor component as we know it is not enough to avoid hazardous sun glare – especially at dawn and dusk when the sun can greatly decrease drivers’ vision.

“Some of the simplest innovations make the greatest impact, and Virtual Visor changes the way drivers see the road.”

The virtual visor, which was honored as a Best of Innovation in the CES 2020 Innovation Awards, will debut at CES 2020 in Las Vegas.

How it works



It also utilises AI to determine the landmarks on the face ‒ including where the eyes, nose and mouth are located ‒ so that it can identify shadows on the face.

The algorithm analyses the driver’s view, darkening only the section of the display through which light hits the driver’s eyes.


The creative use of liquid crystal technology to block a specific light source decreases dangerous sun glare, driver discomfort and accident risk; it also increases driver visibility, comfort and safety.

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