Lighting plays a dual role in vehicle design. The first is for safety with improved illumination and an extended range to protect people and objects on the road, and the second is for more ...

Before installing brighter bulbs, auxiliary or flashing lights on your car, ensure you're not breaking any state or federal ...

Automotive lighting growth is driven by natural LED cost erosion, increasing the LED penetration rate. Standardization of LED modules and their optimization are key factors behind decreasing costs.

Upgrading your headlights is one of the easiest, cheapest, and simplest mods. It’s often the first mod of any prospective car modder, or it could be just time to swap out some old bulbs. Either way, ...

LED headlights throw extremely intense light with very little draw on your car's electrical system. Now that they're trickling down to the aftermarket, you can buy a simple plug-in "LED retrofit kit" ...

A multichannel RGB LED driver, the MLX81117 from Melexis leverages the MeLiBu communication interface for animated automotive lighting. The device, which packs an integrated MCU and 16 LED drivers, ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been the choice for automotive interior lighting for years, particularly for signal applications. And now, due to ...

STMicroelectronics has used the ‘CAN FD Light’ protocol in a 32-channel automotive lighting controller. “With 32 regulated current sources, independently programmable from 1mA to 15mA, L99LDLH32 can ...

Running light LEDs add visibility and style to your car, truck, or SUV. These lights, located just under the headlights on most cars, are illuminated when the vehicle's engine is running (hence the ...