Smart Cities
LpR 117 – Smart City Lighting
LEDprofessional Review – Sept/Oct 2026, Issue#117: Smart lighting is shaping the future of connected cities. This issue explores the technologies, standards, and real-world projects driving that shift—from data-driven public lighting and interoperable infrastructure to Prague’s Dvorecký Bridge. An…
Automotive Lighting
Mercedes-Benz turns car windows into LED and holographic displays
Mercedes-Benz is developing LED displays laminated into car windows. Mini LEDs in the rear window can show brake lights, warning symbols or traffic information to drivers behind; micro LEDs suit small, high-resolution displays. A holographic projection turns the windshield into a screen. Shown on 3 November 2026 with an 800-volt Power Converter delivering up to 3 kW, all are still in development.
Automotive Lighting
Intelligent light in the software-defined vehicle
In a blog post of 15 October 2026, Dr. Jörg Strauss, head of ams OSRAM’s LED, IRED and Laser business, frames automotive lighting as Digital Photonics: emitters, sensors and software working together in the software-defined vehicle. He covers EVIYOS microLED headlamps with 25,600 pixels, ALIYOS LED-on-foil, RGB-i interior LEDs and IR emitters for driver and occupant monitoring.
Automotive Lighting
A world first on the Audi Q9: digital OLED panel with a curved design
The new Audi Q9 introduces the automotive industry's first three-dimensionally curved digital OLED panel, enabled by ultra-thin carrier glass (0.1 mm) that allows a bend radius up to 200 mm. Third-generation digital OLED technology comprises 512 segments across six panels, including Audi’s largest OLED panel to date with 99 segments, enabling enhanced lateral visibility, new safety and communication functions, and personalized light signatures (static, active, semi-active) with 3D effects. Combined with digital Matrix LED headlights using micro-LED modules, the system enhances interaction with other road users and advances Audi’s decade-long OLED development.
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