LG Display has discussed collaboration with Mercedes-Benz in the premium automotive display business.
LG Display announced that on August 24, LG Vice Chairman Kwon Bong-seok and LG Display President Jung Ho-young met with Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group, at the LG Display Research Center in LG Science Park, Magok, Seoul.
The visit was organized to discuss collaboration with LG Display, a key supplier of premium automotive displays, as Mercedes-Benz drives the global automotive market and its innovations, and to further strengthen the relationship.
LG Display has been working closely with Mercedes-Benz for 20 years, starting with the automotive display project in 2004, and has been supplying automotive P(plastic)-OLEDs to its premium lineup, including the electric vehicles EQS and EQE, starting with the S-Class in 2020.
In particular, Mercedes-Benz's next-generation infotainment system "MBUX Hyperscreen" with LG Display's P-OLEDs has been recognized for its innovation, with a curved display that extends from the driver's seat to the passenger's seat, completing the outstanding interior design and providing an intuitive driving experience.
On the day, LG Display introduced a number of new automotive OLED and high-end LCD technologies under development to Mercedes-Benz executives, including "34-inch ultra-large P-OLED", "18-inch slidable OLED for vehicles", "Transparent OLED", "12.3-inch glasses-free 3D instrument panel", and "Switchable Privacy Mode (SPM)".
LG Display is strengthening its position as the world's No. 1 player in the automotive display sector based on its differentiated technology competitiveness, strict quality control, and stable supply capabilities for both tandem OLEDs and high-end LCDs.
The Tandem OLED device structure, developed by LG Display for the first time in the industry, is composed of two layers of organic light-emitting layers, resulting in higher brightness, longer lifespan, and greater durability and reliability than the existing single layer. This year, we plan to widen the technology gap by mass-producing the "2nd generation Tandem OLED" that improves the efficiency of organic light-emitting devices and increases luminance (screen brightness) and lifespan.
