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Technology and innovation are at the center of a world where imagination becomes reality. LG Innotek’s ‘Trend Issue’ explores ideas and trends that inspire our lives and technological advancements and see how they become reality.

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Numerous Sci-Fi movies feature fully autonomous vehicles with futuristic designs. Future technologies that appear in the movies will not take so long to be seen. As technology advances, the function and design of vehicle lamps also change. In this Trend Issue, we will show the future of mobility with keywords and introduce LG Innotek’s lighting technology that illuminates the future.

Keyword 1. Light Signature

From Sleek cars to Retro-futuristic cars, the lighting design that has both style and energy efficiency for future vehicle design is gaining traction. As one of the vehicle identities, vehicle lighting has become one of the powerful technologies differentiating brands with the “Light Signature,” expressing brand signature through light, to express their uniqueness.

※ Trend Insight – Requires lighting solutions that can be applied to different vehicle shapes and features

Keyword 2. Communication Lighting

Vehicle Lighting is more than aesthetics. It is language. As the self-driving era emerges, lighting is being utilized beyond just an illumination tool to a new means of communication. The function of vehicle lighting in the self-driving era is increasingly diverse with “Communication Lighting,” exchanging information among cars, drivers, and pedestrians. With the evolution of vehicle lighting, future vehicles will be smarter, more diverse, and safer. Therefore, vehicle lighting is expected to gain further substantial value.

※ Trend Insight – Requires lighting solutions as a display to express animated information

Keyword 3. Digital Face

A vehicle’s exterior design harmonically combined with several elements completes the overall impression of the vehicle. In particular, the front design of a vehicle, the face of the vehicle, is an important factor that determines the first impression. Recently, with the popularization of electric vehicles, several changes have been attempted to vehicle grille through the application of lighting, sound system, and display. “Digital Face,” which creates an identity to a vehicle’s face through light, is evolving as a design factor in the future vehicle era by crossing the boundary between lamp and grille, such as Grille Light and Contour Light that welcome drivers.

※ Trend Insight – Requires lighting solutions that can be applied to a new and impactful design

LG Innotek’s NEXLIDE

LG Innotek’s NEXLIDE, a flexible three-dimensional light for vehicles, utilizes world-class surface emitting technology that has been proven by various global clients. With its Ultra Slim & Light technology, it can be freely applied to various locations in the vehicle. Also, it is energy efficient as it produces brighter and more uniform light while minimizing the number of components. In addition, the RGB (Red, Green, and Blue, the three primary colors) method and pixel lighting (a lighting design that repeatedly places small three-dimensional lights) allow for delicate color reproduction and trendy design. A flexible resin material that composes NEXLIDE can be gently bent, making it more versatile than others since it enables various design shapes.

We will encounter more and more complex traffic situations in the future mobility era. In line with the changing driving environment, vehicle lighting is expected to evolve as a key component of the future, evolving beyond the eyes that illuminate the road to a design element, communication tool, and more. LG Innotek has been introducing products that improve the design, quality, and stability of vehicle lighting, and will take the lead in providing differentiated customer value and experience.

In the future mobility era, LG Innotek always be on your side.