汽Car ambient lights are used as auxiliary lights to create atmosphere in cars. Major OEMs are beginning to mass-produce this product more and more. It is not only a decoration that creates the atmosphere in the car and reflects personality, but also serves as the identity of major brands. A great manifestation of degree. With the popularity of smart cars, ambient lighting has begun to break through its basic function of creating an atmosphere, and has even become a major interactive subject of in-car HMI.
The effect of car ambient lights can usually better show its dazzling and colorful charm at night. However, no matter what, safety is the first factor. The color and position of the ambient lights must not affect normal and safe driving. So where do ambient lights generally exist in cars? Let’s find out together below.
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-Internal space of car body-
夜间行车时，如果车身内部能When driving at night, if soft and comfortable lights can appear inside the car body, or the lights can rhythm with the driving conditions, it will certainly improve the driving experience and remind the driver to pay attention to driving safety.
Figure Mercedes-Benz instrument outline ambient light
2. Instrument panel outline
Mercedes-Benz EQS ambient light
Mercedes-Benz S-Class ambient light,
BMW i7 instrument panel outline ambient light, crystal ambient light, touch control enabled
Chery Xingtu Xingyuan ES, taken at the Guangzhou Auto Show, crystal ambient lighting
3. Air conditioning outlet
A very interesting thing about the Mercedes-Benz ambient light is that when the air conditioner is adjusted, the color of the ambient light will also change: when the temperature is lowered, the ambient light briefly displays blue. As the temperature increases, the ambient light will appear red.
Mercedes Benz air conditioner outlet ambient light
4. Instrument panel and passenger seat
Patterned luminescence in the mini passenger part
Jietu Shanhai L7 passenger pixel patterned display
Cadillac dashboard storage compartment, source: Autohome
6. Central control outline
In order to prevent misoperation and enable more accurate control, most of the buttons inside cars now have LED backlights.
Geely Geometry A central control touch button backlight
8. Crystal knob/shifter + light
HiPhi Z crystal shifter, source official website
Cadillac crystal knob, picture source Autohome
Hongqi crystal knob + light
9. Cup holder ambient light
Cup holders and cup holder ambient lights are also one of the common ambient lights.
Picture cup holder ambient light
The combination of door panel decorative strips and lights.
Changshu Automotive & Antolin creates door panel ambient lights for exhibition cars
Door guard trim for Hongqi EHS7
11. Door armrest ambient light
Door armrest lights allow passengers to directly hold the armrests at night.
Armrest projection lamp, source Toyoda Gosei
12. Door warning ambient light
It can remind you whether the car door is closed.
13. Door panel button ambient light
Roewe Wings of Light MARVEL
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14. Soft interior such as seats, etc.座椅等
BMW introduces light into the fabric and can set up a light-transmitting effect on the seats, bringing a more personalized design.
In addition to the BMW model, the editor also saw a new demo of seat-integrated ambient lights at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show.
Taken at the SKM Beijing Auto Show booth, it is also an application of translucent leather.
15. Rear contour ambient lights
Yuanhang Y6, taken at the Beijing Auto Show
16. Speaker atmosphere light
BMW speaker ambient light
Mercedes-Benz speaker ambient light, sourcehttps://benz-yourself.com/collections/ambient-light
17. Ceiling ambient light
Picture Rolls-Royce Starlight Headliner, picture from the official website
Starry Sky Skylight, picture taken from the official website of Looking Up
18. Footrest lamps (both in the front and rear rows)
-Space outside the car-
LThe use of LED lighting outside the car body can create more differentiation and a sense of luxury. It is deeply loved by OEMs and is currently a major force in development and innovation.
Mercedes-Benz welcome pedal, sourced from Taobao
21. Welcome projector lamp
Whenever the car door is opened, a beam of light shines out with the iconic pattern, which can also play a lighting role at night.
Picture Audi welcome light
BMW 7 Series Angel Wings Welcome Light Carpet
In a place with insufficient light, open the charging port. If there is ambient light shining out, charging-related operations will be more convenient. The current charging status can also be displayed by changing the light, such as full charge, fast charge, slow charge, etc.
Audi e-tron charging port light
Geely charging mouth light
NIO ES8 charging port light
When parking at night, the bottom lights can light up the entire car, forming a unique personality and making it more eye-catching at night.
Mercedes-Benz EQS vision concept car front face
NIO and Razer jointly launch NIO ES6 Dark Night Explorer Limited Edition
Razer Chroma lighting effects and THX spatial sound effects technology are combined with existing technologies in the automotive field to bring a better driving experience to demanding gamer customer groups through immersive ambient lighting effects and innovative improved in-car sound effects. Create exclusive travel vehicles for e-sports and trendy player groups.
In Tianji cars, the inlaid decorative strips surrounding the lower edge of the car body become the visual focus, which can divide the proportions of the car side and make it appear more slender; the personalized material selection makes the appearance highly recognizable while showing personal style and taste.
Mercedes-Benz EQS VISION concept car taillights
Due to restrictions such as laws and regulations, ambient lights outside the vehicle body are currently only widely used in welcome pedals, welcome projection light mats, and illuminated vehicle logos. With the development of automobile technology and the advancement of relevant laws and regulations, these bold and novel ambient lighting ideas outside the car body will eventually become practical.
Summarize:There is huge room for application of ambient lighting in cars. In addition to decorating and improving style, it can also be used as an auxiliary light to provide assistance and improve safety during riding.
The above is the editor’s understanding of the installation location of ambient lights. If you have different opinions, please join the atmosphere lighting exchange group to discuss with the editor.
In the future, cars will become the second intimate private space outside of home. Car interior lighting has become a design element that cannot be ignored. Ambient lights are in the market introduction and growth stage. How to design ambient lights better and perfectly realize people's needs? Car interaction requires the joint efforts of OEMs, car lighting factories, interior decoration factories, material manufacturers, controllers, films, light guide materials and other companies. Now Aibang has a WeChat group for automotive ambient lights, Geely, BYD, Great Wall, Changan , Dongfeng, Yanfeng, Ruibo Optoelectronics, Guangzhou Xinchen, Yilan Auto Parts, Wenzhou Jincheng, Covestro, Kurz, SCHOTT and other companies have joined. Friends from upstream and downstream of the industry chain are welcome to join the group to discuss and seek progress together. .
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The original article was posted on the WeChat official account "Smart Car Club."2024 Automotive Ambient Lighting Application Map (28 places)
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