Automobile provider Continental this week unveiled what it claims is the arena’s first automobile computer screen made with clear Swarovski crystal.

Debuting on the 2024 CES in Las Vegas, Continental’s crystal introduction is a ten.0-inch display with a panel evolved in collaboration with Austrian company Swarovski, which provides crystal to the automobile trade, for elements corresponding to internal trim and, in some instances, luxury-car headlights, thru its Swarovski Mobility department.

Continental infotainment show manufactured from Swarovski Crystal

Photographs are created the usage of a skinny LED panel suspended inside the crystal show housing. This permits for a frameless, freestanding display with the similar faceted edges observed on different Swarovski crystal merchandise, whilst offering better brightness and higher distinction than different applied sciences, Continental mentioned in a press liberate.

The crystal is tinted, however nonetheless permits the driving force and passengers to look directly during the edges of the display to the dashboard in the back of it. And it is a true automotive-grade merchandise “that meets the optical and technical demanding situations of in-vehicle use,” Continental claims.

Continental infotainment show manufactured from Swarovski Crystal

Continental and Swarovski didn’t talk about explicit manufacturing plans for the crystal show; it is basically an illustration of the 2 firms’ analysis and building prowess. However it will unquestionably have compatibility in smartly with a luxury-car internal.

Along with the crystal show, Continental used CES 2024 to reveal a facial-recognition gadget that may be built-in with automobile infotainment displays. The corporate additionally introduced growth in its collaboration with Aurora Innovation on self-driving vehicles. The corporations mentioned they have got finalized the {hardware} design for an SAE Degree 4 autonomous-driving gadget that Continental plans to start generating in 2027.