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Continental Takes Larger Stake in DigiLens

by Norbert Hildebrand

Continental has increased its stake in DigiLens, the California-based development firm for optical waveguide solutions. After investing in the Series C financing round, Continental holds now a stake of 18% in DigiLens and will …

Mercedes-Benz Releases AR Companion App for 2018 Vehicles

by Andrew Fenn

Mercedes-Benz has released an augmented reality-based companion app for its 2018 E and S-class vehicles. ‘Ask Mercedes’ is free to download from the iOS App Store and enables users to explore the car’s features …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Sigmaintell Releases Automotive Panel Shares

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China released its forecast that automotive display panel shipments will reach 170 million this year (excluding the aftermarket). This is a boost of 12% from 2017, when the volume was around 150. …

Tags:Automotive| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18

ABI Forecasts Self-Driving Vehicles

by Bob Raikes

Although it is not specific to displays, we thought that readers might be interested in this forecast for autonomous vehicles, produced by ABI Research. The company was looking at the market for Lidar and …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18

Novares Invests in FlexEnable

by Bob Raikes

FlexEnable said that Novares, a global plastic solutions provider serving the automotive industry, will make equity investments into FlexEnable totaling €5 million. This strategic investment will drive FlexEnable’s engineering and manufacturing efforts to bring …

New TI DLP Chipset Can Enable Improved HUDs

by Arthur Berman

Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled a new and improved, second generation Digital Light Processing (DLP) chipset that is qualified for automotive head-up display system applications. Key features and benefits of the model DLP3030-Q1 chipset …

Tags:Automotive| DLP| Head Up Displays HUDs| TI (Texas Instruments)| Vol 25 - Issue 17

ICDM to Hold Automotive Displays Meeting in Germany

by Bob Raikes

The International Committee on Display Measurement (ICDM) is to hold a meeting in Munich on 26th June, hosted by Instrument Systems to look at the topic of the development of an automotive displays chapter …

ABI: AR to Create Market Value of $5.5 Billion for Automotive Industry in 2022

by Andrew Fenn

Many players in the automotive industry are strengthening their activities in AR, especially since it has demonstrated benefits to the whole industry value chain, from design, through production and sales. ABI Research estimates global …

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Will Impact Future Vehicle Purchases

by Andrew Fenn

Over the past few years, smartphone mirroring features from Alphabet and Apple have become far more widespread across the automotive industry. With this exposure has come a surge of consumer interest and concern over …

Tags:Android| Apple| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Dubai to Test Digital Licence Plates

by Bob Raikes

Authorities in Dubai are testing digital licence plates using E Ink technology. The licence plates are coming from the US company, Reviver Auto. (A New Display Application: Electronic License Plates). The plates have been …

Tags:Automotive| E Ink| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Apple Looks to VR for Reducing Motion-Sickness in Autonomous Vehicles

by Andrew Fenn

Last month, we reported on a patent filed by Uber regarding the use of virtual reality technology in self-driving vehicles. (Uber Patents VR Experience for Self-Driving Car Passengers) Now it appears that Apple are …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 14

MiniLED Better for Niche Applications

by Bob Raikes

Trendforce of Taiwan has said that the easing of supply in the OLED market will make life difficult for LCDs based on miniLED to flourish in the short term. The analyst said that some …

Tags:Automotive| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 13