■ Section Description:  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.

■ Body: While daytime running lights that determine the first impression of a car, as eyebrows determine people's emotions and impressions, are rapidly emerging as a major design element, technology development to capture attention is currently going on in the automobile lighting market.

Also, as we enter the future mobility era, the role of automobile lighting is expanding with technological advances.

In this episode of Trend Issue, LG Innotek will explain why lighting technology will be in the spotlight in the era of future mobility, along with the next-generation lighting solution 'Nexlide' by using C.E.S. keywords.

Keyword 1. Communication

With the development of autonomous driving technology, more sophisticated lighting systems are necessary for efficient communication between vehicles and pedestrians. Next-generation lighting solutions go one step further from road lighting to checking the condition of vehicles from the outside and performing as a means of communication that more accurately conveys the movement of vehicles. The solutions are in the limelight that improve traffic safety in the future vehicle era.

Nexlide for the Future

LG Innotek's flexible stereoscopic lighting for automobiles, Nexlide, enables two-way communication with pixel lighting, which repeatedly places small stereoscopic lightings, and the RGB method that allows specific colors, texts, symbols, and signals.

Keyword 2. Efficiency

The eco-friendly trend is expected to continue in the automobile industry. As the transition from internal combustion engines to electrification accelerates, lighting applications are expanding to various models, such as pure electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and hydrogen cars. Also, low-power and high efficiency components, as well as the interest in design, are growing. Energy-efficient LED lamps maintain a stable lighting effect for a long time and improve the user's driving experience with enhanced durability and reduced maintenance costs. It also helps to utilize space efficiently with a smaller size than conventional lamps.

Nexlide for the Future

Nexlide uses up to 90% less energy than incandescent bulbs, while stably providing 4 to 5 times higher brightness and intensity, and boasts a 25 times longer lifespan. It can also work in the front of vehicles, where heat dissipation is critical, by applying silicon and light source for the high luminous flux.

Keyword 3. Style

In line with the era of hyper-personalization, automobiles are also developing into personalized infotainment spaces, not just a means of transportation. The mobility experience can be more valuable by providing personalized user experience, such as changing lighting patterns and providing customized modes according to the usage environment. Flexible and colorful lighting implementations are needed to provide a rich customer experience in line with these trends.

Nexlide for the Future

Nexlide is an ultra-slim surface light source module that has a high degree of freedom in design, such as dots, lines, and surfaces, and allows design customization tailored to individual tastes with minimal space. In addition, LG Innotek’s proprietary integrated resin molding method allows for improved design convenience with a thin thickness and individual LED control, which can implement several 3D lighting scenario patterns and animation effects.

Total Engineering Solution Provider, LG Innotek

In addition to supplying modules, LG Innotek provides total engineering solutions from technical design, optical design, and thermal design to circuit design. It has a comprehensive process, such as proposing an optimal lamp structure and optimum circuit configuration for customers and providing optical and thermal design concepts. Finally, with many years of global experience, it has excellent production capabilities and systems as well as a broad range of product portfolios that can create synergy with lighting solutions.

Lighting will be developed in a more innovative and proactive way that the degree of intervention in our lives is expected to increase in the future mobility era. Next-generation lighting solutions will constantly evolve into efficient and intelligent devices that interact and express their individualities in complex road situations like humans who express emotions complexly using language, gestures, and facial expressions.

Understanding various market challenges and risks is essential to establish early countermeasures and achieve goals in the rapidly evolving mobility industry. It is expected to be able to gain a competitive advantage if one shares the journey with companies that have a number of experiences and a solid system.

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