Optical force sensing can detect microscopic surface movement, offering a route to controls hidden behind metal, glass or decorative trim without relying solely on capacitive
ams OSRAM has joined an industry standards effort for short-reach optical data links. The interesting crossover is the use of micro-emitter expertise developed for pixelated
ams OSRAM’s ALIYOS Bond Vision demonstrator integrates LED-on-foil lighting with display optics, touch and haptics. It is a particularly clear example of the automotive surface
Citroën’s new 2 CV concept uses an unusually sparse dashboard, modest display hardware and distinctive LED lamps to ask whether affordable EVs can become simpler
Renault’s E-Space concept combines a full-width panoramic display, steer-by-wire controls and reconfigurable seating to explore what an electric family vehicle can become when the cabin
A backlit grille, mode-dependent cabin lighting and a concealed control surface make the Cuorerosso concept a study in how illumination can support both brand identity
Transparent Micro LED displays, a disappearing centre screen and a thin-lens headlamp give Peugeot’s RCZ Vision a sharper proposition than simply adding more digital hardware.
A change to the MOT inspection manual allows ECE-approved LED replacement bulbs in compatible halogen headlamps. The important distinction is approval of the complete application,
The new Lancia Gamma uses an illuminated Calice front signature and T-shaped rear lamps to revive distinctive brand design cues. CATEGORY: News | SOURCE: Lancia
High-resolution MicroLED headlamps and exterior communication are forcing optical simulation to handle more complex, dynamic conditions. CATEGORY: Technology | SOURCE: Photonics Handbook, October 2026
LG’s 24.6-inch variable pop-up display in the Genesis GV90 highlights a shift towards adaptable vehicle interfaces. CATEGORY: Technology | SOURCE: LG Electronics / Genesis GV90,
DS F3VER combines animated rear lighting, a Y-shaped front signature and an explicit strategy to reduce components. CATEGORY: News | SOURCE: DS F3VER Concept, 11
Vauxhall STX Concept introduces an animated Vizor, illuminated Griffin and a new approach to lighting-led automotive identity. CATEGORY: News | SOURCE: Vauxhall STX Concept, 11
As vehicles become calmer, more residential spaces, lighting increasingly has to work with textiles, glass, wood and translucent materials rather than sit apart from them.
Defence and aerospace engineers have long evaluated electronics by size, weight and power. Electrified vehicles make the same discipline increasingly relevant to lighting. Source date:
Aviation’s long-running use of dynamic cabin lighting suggests a more functional role for automotive ambient light: helping occupants adapt to time, journey and state. Source
Milan Design Week’s experimental lighting installations reinforce an idea increasingly relevant to mobility: light can shape the perception of material and space rather than simply
The more sophisticated premium interiors become, the stronger the pressure to make their technology visually disappear. Source date: 2025-2026 Primary organisation: Cross-industry interiors More
Transparent Micro LED is moving towards automotive production, turning glazing and open-view surfaces into potential information layers rather than blank apertures. Source date: 2026 Primary
Printed and flexible electronics research is moving beyond simple conductive tracks towards computation, sensing and intelligence on thin, conformable substrates. Source date: 2025-2026 Primary organisation:
Flydubai’s selection of Panasonic Astrova for its Boeing 787-9 fleet is another sign that premium OLED is becoming established in demanding transport environments. Source date:
Aircraft cabins put relentless pressure on size, weight, power and passenger experience – the same forces now reshaping automotive lighting and displays. Source date: 2025-2026
Superyachts treat lighting as a whole-space experience rather than a collection of lamps, offering useful lessons for increasingly sophisticated vehicle cabins. Source date: 2025-2026 Primary
Omdia expects MicroLED display revenue to double in 2026, with automotive, transparent and conformable displays among the applications that could justify its premium. Source date:
Transparent, flexible and retractable MicroLED development is challenging the assumption that a display has to be a fixed black rectangle. Source date: 2025-2026 Primary organisation:
Panasonic Avionics’ Astrova platform combines OLED displays, power and connected services at seat level, illustrating how passenger environments are becoming integrated digital systems. Source date:
Continental and nobilia have hidden a working display, touch controls and other functions behind decorative surfaces – an interior concept with obvious automotive implications. Source
Superyacht lighting increasingly hides the source and integrates illumination into contours, floors and surfaces – a useful preview of where premium vehicle interiors may be
Marelli’s Flat Lit Surface combines OLED and Folia-LED rear lighting with personalised content and software-enabled functionality, pointing to a different product lifecycle for lamps. Source
Honda’s Super-ONE links cabin illumination to BOOST mode, adding light to the sound, display and powertrain cues that communicate vehicle state. Source date: 21 May
Hyundai’s Concept THREE develops its Parametric Pixel lighting into a gradient graphic, showing how a simple digital motif can become a persistent brand asset. Source
Valeo and RESRG Automotive are extending their alliance from illuminated front panels into grilles, bumpers, spoilers, tailgates and rocker panels. Source date: 16 April 2026
LG Display’s 16-inch Dual View OLED can present different images to driver and passenger from the same panel, offering a new answer to dashboard screen
