SCIENTISTS have used optical camouflage technology to make a car disappear.
Mercedes Benz created the illusion that its new zero-emissions F-Cell car is invisible.
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In order to see through something, you need to see what's behind it.
To create the illusion, Mercedes covered the driver's side of the vehicle with $263,000 LED mats, The Daily Mail reported.
Additionally, the design features a mounted digital SLR camera on the opposite side of the automobile.
It works by camera shooting video on the passenger side of the car and then the video is displayed in real time on the driver side of the vehicle.
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This neat technique was originally developed by scientists at the University of Tokyo.
The approach to invisibility works by the same principles of the blue screen used by Hollywood filmmakers and on TV.
The method of making the car disappear was inspired by the James Bond film Die Another Day.
In the movie, the invisibility cloak debuted on the streets of Stuttgart, Germany, and from a distance - there was no car to be seen.
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A Mercedes promotional video showed shocked people in awe as they stared at the vehicle.
Some YouTube users were wary online, anticipating that invisible cars would no doubt lead to brutal crashes.
Other users fantasized about the possibility of being able to park anywhere at all without getting a ticket.
Engineers created a low-cost catalyst for hydrogen production as Mercedes-Benz claims to be ready to mass produce hydrogen-powered vehicles.
But the actual cost of the invisible vehicles is out of reach for most European and American customers because the cost of production is prohibitive, according to the Daily Mail.
A Mercedes-Benz F-CELL car can travel up to 250 miles using an electric engine equivalent to 134 horsepower.
