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RealD Updates its Intelilight Technology – and More

by Chris Chinnock

We met with RealD in a meeting room at the back of the South Hall at CES to discuss progress on its Intelilight technology. This is essentially an intelligent backlight that can direct light …

Tags:Automotive| Autostereo 3D| CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Privacy| RealD| Stereo 3D| Vol 24 - Issue 02

NVidia Looking at GPUs to Enable Deep Learning and Autonomous Vehicles – Shows HDR Monitor

by Bob Raikes

The Nvidia keynote was the opening one of CES, so the first section of the talk was a pitch for CES, highlighting the 50 year history. CTA president, Gary Shapiro, then came on to …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2017| Desktop Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| High Brightness Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Panasonic still in CE – If not in US TV

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic held its regular press event and, as it has done at the last several that we have attended, it started with discussions about smart cities. The “Smart cities” topic is a big story …

Tags:Automotive| Cameras| CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| Li-Fi| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Hamburg Gets Taxis with Advertising

by Bob Raikes

Taxi-Ad will roll out digital advertising on taxis in Hamburg after getting an approval to use the technology. German law does not allow drivers to be distracted, but the company has got an exemption …

Tags:Automotive| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 01

OLEDs Forecast to Take Share in Automotive

by Bob Raikes

UBI research, via OLEDNet has forecast that OLED will start to enter the automotive market in 2019, with just 1% of the market, and will see penetration rising to 20% by 2022. Key to …

Tags:Automotive| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Continental Ramps Up Manufacturing Capacity for HUDs

by Norbert Hildebrand

The Automotive HUD market is in every way a growing market, however real sales numbers are difficult to come by, as most car makers still sell the HUD as an up sell feature and …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 01

Do You Need a Wi-Fi Rear Mirror?

by Bob Raikes

We noticed that App-Tronics has a new “Smart Nav 5a mirror” that has GPS, radar detection, and a ‘front-viewing’ DVR. The ‘mirror’ has a 5″ display with 800 x 480 resolution (although this is …

Tags:Automotive| GPS| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 51

BMW to Show the HoloActive Dashboard Interface at CES

by Arthur Berman

BMW has announced that it will debut the so-called HoloActive Touch system at CES 2017. Described by its creator as “an innovative operating concept for the interior of the future,” it is the latest …

Tags:Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Continental to Work with DigiLens in Automotive AR

by Bob Raikes

Continental (which we see as a tyre supplier, but which sees itself as a technology company!) said that it has done a deal with DigiLens Inc, a supplier of holographic projection technology for application …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50

Innolux Targetting Automotive

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources say that Innolux is developing its automotive panel business by expanding sales into China and Japan after developing mainly in the US and Europe. The company hopes to boost its sales as …

Tags:Automotive| Innolux| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 50

LumiDrive from Lightspeed Takes on Aftermarket HUD

by Steve Sechrist

Flat panel LCD and OLED’s aren’t the only displays looking to the automotive market for sustainable growth. A new aftermarket HUD system is proposed by Seattle based Lightspeed Interface, with details presented to the …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Micro Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Optics| SID Society| Vol 23 - Issue 48