ams OSRAM has introduced a ground-breaking innovation in automotive forward lighting with the launch of EVIYOS 2.0, a new type of intelligent multipixel LED that enables fully adaptive, dynamic headlight operation and image projection.

ams OSRAM say EVIYOS 2.0 can selectively illuminate the road ahead to maximise the driver’s view in high-beam mode without creating the glare typically experienced by other road users. The chip’s 25,600 individually controllable LEDs can also project high-resolution images on to the road surface, for instance to display warning symbols to the driver or other road users, or to guide the driver past obstacles.

The innovation has the potential to dramatically improve road safety by increasing the time for drivers to react to hazards that would be invisible or partially hidden with conventional headlights. The superior view of the road also promises to transform the driver’s experience of the road at night, making night driving both easier and safer.

The innovative EVIYOS 2.0, the result of 10 years of continuous engineering development at ams OSRAM, is now in volume production for OE supply.

The EVIYOS 2.0 product consists of the multipixel emitter and a driver which individually controls the operation of each of the 25,600 LEDs. In Adaptive Driving Beam systems, the multipixel headlamp is mounted in a lensed headlamp assembly, and combined with an intelligent camera for scanning the scene in front of the vehicle. This enables the headlamp in high-beam mode to dynamically switch off enough LEDs to avoid glare for other road users while maximising the driver’s view of the road. Dynamic control of individual LEDs also enables the headlight to project accurately along curves, extending the driver’s view of the road ahead.

EVIYOS 2.0 is also a high-output, high-efficiency automotive light source that enables energy saving in vehicles as only those LEDs are energized that are required to maximize the driver’s view safely, so light is not wasted.