OLED panels in cars

OLED is a new display and lighting technology - used to create thin, efficient and bright displays and lighting panels. OLEDs can be made flexible, and transparent, and so open the way for new, exciting display applications. One of the possible markets for OLEDs is the automotive industry.

Where will OLED be used in future cars?

We can see several applications for OLED displays and lighting systems in cars:

• Dashboard displays (instrument clusters, navigation, media)
• Heads up displays
• Internal lighting
• External lighting (tail lights, turn indicators)
• Digital rear-view internal mirrors
• More application we cannot think about today!

OLED displays for cars today

Currently we know of several car models that includes small PMOLED displays in the dashboard. The Lexus 2010 RX for example has a white OLED display, supplementing the main 8" display.

Kia's 2015 Soul EV uses a 3.5" white PMOLED display

Kia announced a new electric car, the 2015 Soul EV. The vehicle has a 109 bhp engine and a 27 kWh L-ion battery that gives it a range of 93 miles. This environmental friendly car uses 23 kg of plant-based interior plastics (made from cellulose and sugar cane base).