Overview

• The 2024 German Future Prize was awarded to a team from ams OSRAM International and the Fraunhofer Institute for their groundbreaking smart headlight technology.
• The innovation features a digital LED matrix with 25,600 individually controllable pixels, allowing precise and adaptive lighting on the road.
• Key benefits include improved safety by preventing oncoming drivers from being blinded and projecting useful symbols, like frost warnings, onto the road.
• The technology also integrates with augmented reality, enabling potential applications such as turning the headlights into a virtual display when paired with AR glasses.
• The prize, presented by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, recognizes solutions to societal challenges with strong economic potential and includes a €250,000 award.