Hyundai Mobis has succeeded in developing 'HLED' for vehicles that bend flexibly like thin films for the first time in the world.
It is expected that HLED will be applied to rear lamps of automobiles so that various rear designs can be implemented.
Hyundai Mobis announced on Feb. 22 that after about two years of research, it has developed an HLED that can act as a stoplight and a rear light simultaneously while being very thin with 5.5mm thickness of the LED surface.
Hyundai Mobis explained that it named this technology HLED with the meaning of high performance, high definition, and homogenous. Most vehicles currently sold have separate rear lights and stoplights. This is because stoplights should be much brighter than rear lights according to safety regulations.
However, because HLED controls the amount of light by electrical signals, a single LED can perform both the backlight and stop light functions.
It is also expected that it will be able to bend LEDs, which will make a drastic change in the design of lamps. Hyundai Mobis explained that if HLED technology is used, it can implement sophisticated and unique lamp designs by overlapping thin lines and applying animated effects.
In addition to producing bright and uniform light even when bent, it can also send light in five directions simultaneously, including the front and side, to enhance the perception of the vehicle's driver approaching from the rear.
As it eliminated all internal components that had previously been placed in rear lights, lightning and miniaturization have become possible. As the volume of rear lights has decreased by nearly 40%, it is able to secure trunk loading capacity to that extent.
Based on HLED technology, Hyundai Mobis plans to actively reflect consumers' demands for lamp design and gain an advantage in the global competition for orders in the future.
