a waveguide holographic telltale display for displaying images to a vehicle driver via the vehicle windshield . a light source injects light into the base of a clear inner windshield singlet . a mirror hologram between the inner and outer singlets confines a majority of the injected light to the inner singlet . an image hologram between the windshield singlets diffracts light out to the vehicle driver . a halfwave plate between the image hologram and the inner singlet reduces ghosting and allows the driver to view the images even through polarized sunglasses . ir light is blocked by a tinted outer singlet or a holographic solar coating . the display does not suffer from ambient turn from the sun , and the light source is hidden away from the vehicle dash .