Daytime driving lighting applications to promote the bright prospects of automotive LED

According to a report published by market research firm IMSResearch recently, as the automobile incandescent bulb, halogen lamp and xenon lamp replacement, LED will play a more important role. IMSResearch predicts that the application of external lighting will drive the 2010 LED market from $650 million in 2006 to $1 billion 300 million.

Currently LED is mainly used for automobile, such as a dashboard and display backlight, and various lights. IMSResearch analyst and author JamieFox the report said that in the daytime driving light (DRL:DaytimeRunningLight) to promote the application, is expected in 2013 from the outer bulb LED sales accounted for the overall proportion of LED will rise from 1/3 to 1/2.

According to IMSResearch, launched in 2004 for the first time in the Audi A8 LEDDRL, is currently less than 1% of the car. IMS predicts that in the next 10 years, LEDDRL sales will grow to the size of the current car taillight LED market. "DRL will be more widely used in the future," Fox said. 2013 DRL market will rise from less than $5 million last year to $100 million. "

Canada, Finland and Sweden and other countries require the use of DRL. But the United States and other countries do not have this requirement, although many cars are equipped with DRL.

In Britain and some other countries, does not require the use of DRL, the actual use of not many people. But a recent study by the European Union shows that DRL could save lives, a fact that could prompt agencies to introduce new regulations that require DRL.

Source: International Electronic Business