X

Visteon's colorful LCD and OLED instrument clusters at CES

The automotive electronics supplier changes the game from analog gauges to beautiful virtual displays with its LCD and OLED digital instrument clusters.

Wayne_Cunningham.jpg
Wayne_Cunningham.jpg
Wayne Cunningham
Visteon digital instrument cluster
1 of 9 Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow

One of the most exciting innovations for cars will be super-thin OLED displays. Visteon showed this example at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, which could go into a production car in about two years.

Visteon digital instrument cluster
2 of 9 Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow

This OLED display is very thin, so takes up little real estate in a car's dashboard, doesn't use much power, and shows bright, vibrant colors.

Visteon digital instrument cluster
3 of 9 Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow

Visteon showed this 4K dashboard display concept as an example for advanced driver assist systems. In this mode, it has displays for side-view cameras, and a representation of what the car's sensors see out front.

Visteon digital instrument cluster
4 of 9 Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow

In this mode, Visteon assumes the driver switched the car to self-driving mode, so you can sit back and watch a movie. The main 4K screen shows a rich, crisp picture.

Visteon digital instrument cluster
5 of 9 Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow

On a slightly more conventional front, Visteon showed off its LCD instrument panels that are available for production cars now. This 12.3-inch LCD shows virtual gauges and forward sensor information.

Visteon digital instrument cluster
6 of 9 Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow

As an LCD, Visteon can change the display on the fly for different driver preferences or driving situations. Here it shows more of a sport display with what's playing on the stereo.

Visteon digital instrument cluster
7 of 9 Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow

Visteon offers this smaller, 10-inch display, which of course can show similar information as the larger LCD. 

Visteon digital instrument cluster
8 of 9 Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow

Again, the display can shift to show different information.

Visteon digital instrument cluster
9 of 9 Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow

Visteon's smallest offering on display at CES, this 7-inch display, can go in both less expensive and physically smaller cars.

More Galleries

Yamaha motorcycle and instrument designers trade jobs (pictures)
yamaha01.jpg

Yamaha motorcycle and instrument designers trade jobs (pictures)

16 Photos
CNET's 'Day of the Dead Devices' altar (pictures)
dia-de-los-muertos-3318-001.jpg

CNET's 'Day of the Dead Devices' altar (pictures)

9 Photos
2007 Los Angeles Auto Show: concept cars
conceptss01_440.jpg

2007 Los Angeles Auto Show: concept cars

14 Photos
Best sound bars under $300
polk-magnifi-mini-15.jpg

Best sound bars under $300

18 Photos
2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke reports for diesel duty
2018 Ford F-150 diesel

2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke reports for diesel duty

22 Photos
Music-friendly cell phone accessories

Music-friendly cell phone accessories

11 Photos
Cosplay at Comic-Con 2016: From Stormtroopers to Sansa Stark
dsc0515.jpg

Cosplay at Comic-Con 2016: From Stormtroopers to Sansa Stark

34 Photos