LED lighting opening doors for auto designers

摘要

Advanced lighting technology is providing automotive designers with another tool to enhance vehicle brand identity, industry experts and observers agree. Light-emitting-diode technology, in particular, is proving popular, although its relatively high price largely has relegated use to high-end vehicles. Unlike traditional lighting, LEDs can be used in a variety of configurations, creating design opportunities that previously were not possible, says Larry Erickson, chairman of the Transportation Design Dept. at the Detroit-based College for Creative Studies. Erickson served as chief designer for Ford Motor Co.'s Strategic Design Group before moving to CCS.