12 Display Technology Trends shaping the Automotive Future – Part 1

20 Jan 2021

More and more displays are part of today's cars. Our overview of automotive display technology trends highlights the most important ones and outlines how ROHM Semiconductor is part of this development.

More than 30 years ago, the first navigation systems found their way into the car, later growing to center information displays (CIDs). In the meantime, more applications have been realized with displays such as instrument clusters, head-ups and e-mirrors. Parallelly, displays are also used for other applications in the car, for example for entertainment purposes.

At a Glance: 12 Automotive Display Technology Trends

Part 1

1. Larger display, higher resolution
2. Head-up displays, electronic mirrors and more
3. The display – central component for future user interface concepts
4. Innovative chip solutions
5. Changing architecture
6. Reducing complexity

Part 2

7. Display interfaces
8. A new serial protocol
9. Mechanical stability: Ensuring driver’s safety
10. Image analysis is crucial
11. Access to Information – anytime
12. Technology beyond data

1. Larger display, higher resolution

Mobile devices have influenced the demands on displays in all areas of life and significantly increased consumer expectations, also in cars. Technological innovations from the consumer market are being adopted in cars more and more.

Trending: Larger automotive displays with higher resolution

Especially in medium and high price segments, significantly more displays are used in today´s car models. The trend is moving towards larger displays with higher resolution. Above this, we see a development towards merging several displays into one for a uniform and elegant overall impression. One popular scenario for this is the combination of the instrument cluster and the central display (CID): The driver sits in front of an integrated display landscape that starts behind the steering wheel and extends to the center console of the dash board.