2024-01-17

Continental creates world’s first see-through car display in swarovski crystal at CES 2024

WORLD’S FIRST TRANSPARENT CAR DISPLAY AT CES 2024 Continental brings the dubbed world’s first transparent car display made of Swarovski crystal to CES 2024. The company teams up with Swarovski Mobility to create a frameless and semi-transparent look for the 10-inch, see-through car display. It surfaces through MicroLED technology, which helps the screen gain clear brightness and contrast for easy viewing. The panel, housed in carved Swarovski crystal, appears as if it were floating on the dashboard, given its translucent body...
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2022-08-11

Despite a Turbulent Market Environment, Continental Is Optimistic for the Second Half of the Year

Consolidated sales of €9.4 billion (Q2 2021: €8.4 billion, +13.0 percent) Adjusted EBIT of €411 million (Q2 2021: €512 million, -19.8 percent) Adjusted EBIT margin of 4.4 percent (Q2 2021: 6.2 percent) Operating result of -€165 million (Q2 2021: €473 million, -134.8 percent) Net income of -€251 million (Q2 2021: €545 million for continuing and discontinued operations) Adjusted free cash flow of -€687 million(Q2 2021: &eur...
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2022-03-14

Continental Display with Private Mode Entertains Passengers and Reduces Driver Distraction

Dynamic concept of the new display technology allows the front passenger to watch videos without distracting the driver Less than 1% of light emission reaches the driver Display meets the highest standards in terms of contrast, light density, image homogeneity and energy efficiency AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 03, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continental has developed an innovative display that allows vehicle information to be displayed dynamically, either in a private mode or in a way that everyone can see. With the new display technology, the technology ...
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2021-12-24

Continental’s Self-developed LED Driver Chip Will Be Mass-Produced In 2021 And Will Be Installed In European And Independent Brand Models

In order to solve the impact of the lack of cores on automobiles, and to meet the needs of future automotive lighting for integration, adaptation, networking, and intelligence trends, Continental has self-developed LED driver chips, named “CELSIUS degrees Celsius”, for the company’s new generation Automotive lighting control technology. CELSIUS has 8 invention patents, which can meet the failure protection in various application scenarios. It has powerful and efficient driving capability and sufficient configuration flexibility. In addition, a v...
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2021-11-15

Sustainably Brilliant: Continental Receives First Major Order for OLED Displays

·       OLED technology from Continental is making its way into high-volume production vehicles worldwide with an order value of around €1 billion ·       The integrated multi-display solution underlines Continental’s profound expertise in human-machine interaction ·       Aesthetically appealing user experience thanks to the brilliant black tone, impressive color space and slim design Pioneer in the digital evolution of the cockpit: Continental rece...
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2020-09-24

Osram and Continental to Separate Joint Venture Business of Automotive Lighting System

Osram announced the plan to realign its partnership with Continental and return their joint venture business to the parent company. The information was released soon after Osram reported its transfer progress with ams, indicating that the company is speeding up transformation within the organization. Osram and Continental will negotiate on separating of the business in smart automotive lighting systems and returning it to the respective companies. The German companies noted that the decision was made in response to the gloomy market environment, which is being further impacted b...
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2020-01-30

【AUTOMOTIVE WORLD】DENSO, BOSCH and Continental Share Strategies and Insights for Autonomous Driving

Autonomous driving technology and related applications continue their heat at NEPCON and AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2020 with the event host inviting leading industry professionals from DENSO, BOSCH, and Continental to talk about “Evolution of Mobility.” The keynote speech attracted more than 3000 people and was the most popular conference this year. Yoshifumi Kato, Senior Executive Officer at Engineering Research & Development Center of DENSO, opened up the section by pointing out the background of mobility technology development ...
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2019-06-24

Continental Partners Leia to Develop 3D Light-field Automotive Display

Continental, the German automotive manufacturing company, announced its collaboration with Leia, a Silicon Velley company for developing light-field automotive displays to show 3D information around vehicles. Through the partnership, Continental aims to develop a new light-field cockpit solution, the Natural 3D Lightfield Instrument Cluster, which, according to the company, is an evolutionary step in the design of the human-machine interaction within automotive vehicles. (Image: Continental) According to Continental and Leia, the concept of the new light-field solu...
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2018-04-03

Osram and Continental Sign Joint Venture Contract

The technology companies Osram and Continental have successfully concluded their negotiations on the Osram Continental GmbH joint venture.
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2018-03-27

IBELIVE Research Project Working on New Optical Components

Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, TEMICON and Continental, Osram Opto Semiconductors has been working since October 2017 on the development of extremely compact and low-profile optical components for data visualization or illumination.
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2017-12-25

CES 2018: Continental contributes Intelligent Intersection Technology to Smart Cities for Safer Roads

Technology company Continental is committed to address accidents with its advanced driver assistance, Vehicle-to-X communications, and sensor technologies to turn today's dangerous intersections into safer, more intelligent intersections. The technology detects road users within a 360° perimeter of intersections and communicates the position and movement of these objects to all approaching vehicles, which are equipped with V2X technology.
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2017-11-07

Continental and Osram Planning Joint Venture for Intelligent Lighting Solutions in the Automotive Sector

Technology companies Continental and Osram announced their intention to establish a joint venture. The idea is to combine innovative lighting technology with electronics and software to develop, manufacture and market intelligent lighting solutions for the automotive industry. 
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2017-07-14

Osram and Continental in Talks for Automotive Lighting JV

Osram is planning on establishing a joint venture with Continental, a German automotive manufacturing company, to develop products for automotive lighting, reported Reuters.
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2016-10-21

Continental Offers to Purchase Siemen’s Stake in Osram

Chinese investors are not the only ones showing interest in purchasing Siemen’s 17% stake in Osram, according to a latest report from German business magazine Manager Magazin.
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