Major changes are “afoot” in the transportation industry. As automobiles further evolve to electric and completely driverless autonomous vehicles, so too does the automotive lighting. Today, every aspect of automotive interior lighting is changing and evolving from the purely functional to a key style differentiator.

This presentation and report examines these trends as well as the photonic lighting components used for various interior lighting applications including LEDs, light projectors, flexible light source panels, HUDs (Heads Up displays), human centric lighting elements, waveguides and other diffusers. It will be of interest to members involved in lighting technologies including developers, integrators, implementers, and automobile manufacturers. It will also be intriguing to anyone following the evolution of the vehicle industry and interested in automotive lighting trends.