The 2024 (18th) Beijing International Auto Show (referred to as the 2024 Beijing Auto Show), with the theme of "New Era, New Cars", successfully concluded at the Shunyi Pavilion of the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on May 4, 2024. This auto show On display were 117 world premiere cars (including 30 world premiere cars from multinational companies), 41 concept cars, and 278 new energy models.
Beijing Auto Show scene picture Source official website
With the development of the automobile industry, automobile exterior decoration has transformed from a single functional component to an important element that reflects the vehicle brand characteristics and the owner's personal aesthetics. Automotive exterior decoration mainly includes bumpers, wheels, rearview mirrors, lights, air intake grilles and other components. These components have made breakthroughs in terms of design, safety, durability and the use of environmentally friendly materials.
Car lights are an important part of a car. They not only provide lighting for drivers, but also serve as warnings and communications. With the continuous advancement of intelligent driving technology, car light design is gradually becoming more intelligent and automated. The development trend of car light technology is also diversified, such as Micro LED headlights, DLP projector headlights, OLED, Mini LED, Pixel LED car lights, adaptive driving system (ADS) headlights, projected signal light technology, etc.
At the Beijing Auto Show, the above-mentioned car lighting technologies have been put into mass production in some models. Today, the editor will give you a brief review of the smart car lighting models that are eye-catching at the Beijing Auto Show, and also briefly talk about smart car lights. Development trends, everyone is welcome to join the group for communication.
In general, the interactive functions of car headlights are becoming more and more abundant, the combination of illuminated car logos and smart grilles has become a new trend, through-type taillights are still the mainstream, car lights have a variety of shapes, illuminated car logos have gradually become standard features, and AI Interaction is gradually put on the agenda, making things more intelligent and connected. I will give you a brief introduction to several models and their car lights that debuted at the Beijing Auto Show. The development trends of car lights include but are not limited to the following models.
1. BMW Vision Neue Klass
At this auto show, BMW showcased its new-generation concept car. In terms of design, the BMW new-generation concept car inherited the classic design and achieved innovative breakthroughs, showing a simple, technological, and futuristic atmosphere as a whole.
The design of the front and rear of the car is extremely impactful, and combined with the three-dimensional body lines, it enhances the driving pleasure of BMW. The front of the car is still the iconic double-kidney grille design. The shape of the double kidneys is integrated with the headlights, and a layered luminous design is added, which is very technological and dreamy.
2. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Concept Car
At this auto show, the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class concept car made its debut in China with the MMA platform and MB.OS. The CLA-Class concept car is a new interpretation of the "sensual and pure" design language, using star emblem-shaped front and rear LED lights. The combination, through-type daytime running light strips and 3D star emblems covering the front grille illuminate the beauty of technology.
The front grille becomes a digital canvas, and each star emblem can shine in conjunction with the headlights, taillights and chrome trim strips on the body in "Welcome" mode, giving the CLA-class concept car plenty of emotion.
3. Audi Q6L e-tron
The front face shape of the new Audi Q6L e-tron adopts the now common split headlight design.
Different from the "squinting" slender daytime running lights commonly seen on electric vehicles, the new Audi Q6L e-tron uses unique active digital daytime running lights, and the overall shape is closer to the traditional headlight design, including 70 LED light sources can achieve a variety of "light signature" effects, equivalent to two small LED displays, allowing users to display the vehicle's ever-changing personalized front face.
The eye-catching new design on the front face is not only the split headlights, but also the "four rings" logo can also light up. This greatly improves its recognition at night and adds a lot of fashion to the Audi brand, which has always been low-key and calm.
The design style of the rear of the new Audi Q6L e-tron is harmonious with the front face. The through-type taillight is a second-generation digital OLED taillight. It is equipped with six OLED panels. Each OLED panel is composed of 60 individual light emitters. They can not only achieve a variety of "light signatures" together with the front digital daytime running lights. "The effect even enables the next generation of in-vehicle communication Car-to-X. In dangerous situations, a warning triangle is displayed on the OLED taillights to warn other road users.
4. Volkswagen ID. CODE
Volkswagen ID. CODE is equipped with the latest AI intelligent lighting and display system. The new mobile living space in the car integrates the real and virtual worlds and can switch between manual driving and L4 autonomous driving modes.
Volkswagen ID. CODE "Light Cloud" light group, the light groups on both sides are composed of many 3D micro prisms, which can play different animation effects for interaction. The self-illuminating Volkswagen logo is embedded in the middle of the front of the car. The light groups on both sides are composed of many 3D microprisms. They can play different animation effects for interaction. For example, after L4 autonomous driving is enabled, it will have blue eyeballs that rotate. , this interaction will let pedestrians know that it is driving autonomously.
The rear also adopts a light strip design with the Volkswagen logo in the middle, and there are also light groups composed of polygonal prisms on both sides. This set of tail light groups can also be highly defined and convey information, such as thanking other road users with specific light effects.
5. Infiniti Vision Qe
On the first day of the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, Infiniti's global executives made a grand debut with a new pure electric concept car - Vision Qe.
Vision Qe has a compact front face design. The flat front and sloping A-pillars bring a better streamlined shape. The unique front surround design also creates a good sense of movement.
Digital piano key-like lines outline the shape of the headlights, grille, and lower surrounds. Together with the glowing Infiniti LOGO, the entire front face is like a ball of flames ready to go.
The light strip taillights echo the headlights. The rear of the car does not use Infiniti's traditional LOGO, but is equipped with luminous INFINITI letters, which looks more sci-fi.
6、VOLVO EX30
At this auto show, Volvo EX30 made its debut in China.
The front face is the iconic closed design of electric models, with Volvo's familiar LOGO in the center, paired with sharp "Thor's Hammer" LED headlights on both sides. The internal light sources are arranged in a pixel style, making the car highly recognizable overall. The "Thor's Hammer" LED headlight set of this model adopts a fixed form, unlike the EM90 which can achieve a blinking action.
7. Honda Lingxi L
Dongfeng Honda launched the first mass-produced model of the brand's new series "Lingxi L" at the 2024 Beijing International Auto Show. The exterior design of "Lingxi L" adopts polyhedral elements, especially triangles as the core design language. From the "Zhanyi" design to the sharp lines on the side of the car body, to the duck tail shape at the rear, it shows a unique toughness and dynamic beauty.
The most obvious feature of the front face is Lingxi's luminous logo. The three geometric shapes represent the parent company Dongfeng, Honda and users respectively. The three wings of light stretched out from the logo in three directions form the unique "three wings" of the Lingxi brand. The design logo of "Zhanyi" shows a fierce momentum of giving up to others.
The through-type combination taillights give the model strong recognition. The stepped high-mounted brake lights have the function of separating airflow and reducing wind resistance. The honeycomb-shaped brake light group has a full warning effect.
8. Jiyue 07
At the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, Jiyue 07 made its debut. The new car is the brand's second mass-produced model.
The front face of the new car adopts a closed design common in electric vehicles. The Y-shaped headlight group has a good visual impact, and the front face of the entire car is also well recognized.
Jiyue 07 is equipped with intelligent AI pixel headlights and voice functions inside and outside the car, allowing users to communicate and express emotions in a humanized way with the AI intelligent partner SIMO.
The slender through-type taillights give the rear of the new car a good sense of technology. The taillights are Y-shaped on both sides to echo the headlights, and the overall recognition is relatively high.
9. Mazda EZ-6
Mazda EZ-6’s illuminated MAZDA Wings design. The front face of the new car adopts a laser star shining design, and a three-dimensional electroplated luminous logo is added, which well highlights the new energy features.
The headlights adopt a split structure, and the main light source is hidden under the daytime running lights. The interior of the grille adopts a diamond-shaped dot matrix design of different sizes. The light strip surrounding the front grille, combined with the feather-shaped light sources on both sides, together form an LED light group called Wings of Light. The Mazda logo in the middle also has a light-emitting function, bringing a high level of branding to the EZ-6. resolution.
In terms of car taillights, the vehicle taillights have a through-type design, but the Mazda EZ-6 still retains the family-characteristic barrel round lights.
10. Changan Qiyuan E07
In terms of appearance, the car adopts a closed front face design with a luminous LOGP shape, which increases the car’s technological attributes. The daytime running lights are integrated on the appropriate decorative panel, and a closeable air inlet design is designed below.
The shape of the rear part of the car is quite distinctive. The through-type taillight shape is a new twist on Qiyuan E07. The C-shaped taillight shape echoes the daytime running lights on the front face.
The above are some eye-catching car lights and models shared by the editor at this Beijing Auto Show. From the design of these car lights and car models, it is not difficult to find some development trends of car lights. I don’t know if you have seen enough. The editor feels that I haven’t had enough of it yet. The current car light design is really cool. Due to the limited space of the article, I will share it here today. Everyone is welcome to follow the official account, and you are also welcome to like and forward comments.
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