Hyundai Mobis 'Smart Lighting' Reacting to Driver's Situation and Mood

Detecting Stress Through User Heart Rate and Eye Blinks
Automatically Adjusting Lighting by Sensing External Environment

Hyundai Mobis has developed a technology that changes vehicle lighting according to the user's mood and situation. The strategy is to maximize user experience (UX) with human-centric technology in response to the future mobility transition, including electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.

On the 23rd, Hyundai Mobis announced that it has developed this 'human-centric interior lighting' technology. This technology recognizes the user's biological rhythms and usage environment to display various colors, brightness levels, and patterns. It analyzes stress levels by monitoring the user's heartbeat and blinking, and detects external environments.

For example, if there is a risk of a 'door ding' when opening the door and hitting a nearby car, the handle lighting turns on to alert the user. On narrow roads, red lighting is activated to raise awareness, and it implements comfortable lighting tones by detecting the driver's stress and motion sickness. Near green areas such as parks, the interior lighting changes to colors similar to trees and grass, providing a sense of expanded space. If no one is in the car for a certain period, ultraviolet (UVC) sterilization lighting can also be activated.

Hyundai Mobis explained, "While existing vehicle interior lighting functions were limited to simple color changes or mood lighting, human-centric lighting operates actively in connection with the user's biological rhythms, health, and external vehicle environment." They added, "To identify the most necessary lighting functions from the user's perspective, we conducted multifaceted analyses through collaboration with related departments and external experts."

To develop this technology, Hyundai Mobis integrated existing core technologies such as biometric signal control, gaze tracking, and camera sensors. Lee Hyun-woo, Executive Vice President and Head of Module BU at Hyundai Mobis, said, "The function and purpose of vehicle interior lighting are evolving to actively support people's health, safety, and convenience." He added, "We will continue to secure solutions specialized for future mobility with a customer-centric mindset."

Hyundai Mobis Human-Centric Lighting System (Provided by Hyundai Mobis)

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