During Volkswagen’s recent Future Talk event, the German automaker gave us some insight into its latest lighting systems, some of which are already available as an option on the latest Touareg. These systems not only offer enhanced lighting efficiency but are also able to communicate and increase safety even further.
At the front, the company has developed the ‘IQ. Light matrix LED headlights’, which feature micro-pixel HD headlights with up to 30,000 light points. This allows for information to be projected directly onto the road, similar to what the Mercedes-Benz S-Class can do.
The technology ties in with a new assist system – Optical Lane Assist – whereby lanes are projected in front of the Touareg so the driver can precisely determine the width of the SUV as well as the distance to the road lane markings, like at road works.
Volkswagen has also developed matrix taillight clusters that allow warnings/messages to be incorporated within them. With the customisable taillights and using car-to-car communication, the lead vehicle can defuse dangerous situations by providing an early warning to the trailing vehicle.
A new Optical Park Assist system will also make it easier for drivers to guide their vehicles into parking lots as guide lines are projected onto the road. Furthermore, the system will be able to alert pedestrians to the parking process. The combination of front and rear lighting systems is also claimed to be important in autonomous vehicles to indicate if the vehicle is in operation and ready to move.
To further its development of lighting systems, Volkswagen has set up a dedicated centre at its Wolfsburg plant that has a 100-metre long, 15-metre wide and five-metre high light tunnel. The company says the centre has hastened development as there’s no need for time-consuming night drives.
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- R-Line equipment line
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- R-Line equipment line
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- Study of the Volkswagen ID. CROZZ: future light scenarios.
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- Light will turn vehicles into emotional design objects.
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- Holographic tail light
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- Light demonstrator
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- Light demonstrator
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- Light demonstrator
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- Light demonstrator
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- Volkswagen Center of Lighting Excellence
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- Optical Park Assist
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- Optical Park Assist
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- Research vehicle with exterior HMI for 360-degree communication: road users will be informed via LC-displays at the vehicle.
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- Tiguan – visual modality
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- HD-LCD headlight
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- HD-LCD headlight
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- High-performance LED headlight
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- Micro-pixel LED headlight
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- Matrix tail light
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- Customisable signature tail light
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- Switching signature tail light
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- Switching signature tail light
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- Door Handle with Locking Status Display
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This is called true innovation…not like P1 boasting about using 3 engine.mounting vs 4 engine mounting
U didn’t hear? The next gen iriz will come with only 2 mountings. Said to improve NVH even further.
Put scrolling words such as “If you can read this, you are close”.
Better still. Thank you. A gesture to the car behind who let you into the lane. The world would be nicer place to live then.
Naturally, we human are curious creatures. If they put scrolling words like that, we will definitely be driving too close just to read whats written. Especially when the scrolling words are put on a tiny rear lamps. Unless, you’re suggesting that the whole bonnet glass panel to show the scrolling words.
LOL
meanwhile Malaysia has Interference Blinding System
1. always ON high beam
2. always ON fog lights
3. retrofit HID inside reflective headlights
4. bmw led headlights
5. crv high position focus headlights
Add-on
6. Racing stickers
7. Fake exhaust pipe
8. Fake honeycomb skirting
What is the point of having futuristic lights when local VM MALAYSIA will not even honour to change defective headlamps of my imported GTi MK7. It “absorbs ” so much water into the headlamps even while washing the car! VW Malaysia called it NORMAL!!!