LG Display debuts its transparent OLED panel for transportation at IAA 2021

The latest transparent OLED technology LG Display exhibits its possibilities for multiple applications at the International Automobile Show (IAA) 2021, until the 12 September in Munich.

Through its first collaboration with the smart glass materials and technology company Gauzy in IAA 2021 (pavilion A1 – booth 93), LG Display offers visitors to experiment with the possibilities provided by its panels 55 transparent OLEDs″ to public transport services, when replacing the windows of your vehicles.

Besides, The company cooperates with Gauzy to replace the windows in various types of transport vehicles with its intelligent and dynamic transparent screens during the contest, that ends the 12 September.

LG Display presents two 55" transparent OLED displays″: one equipped with the GUI technology (Insulated Glass Unit), a special tempered glass that provides the necessary resistance to withstand impacts and vibrations, and another laminated with the SPD technology (Suspended Particle Device) Smart Glass de Gauzy, that allows high contrast ratios and adapts even more to bright environments and changing light conditions.

When SPD is activated, A transparent OLED screen can offer clear visual content to show what's behind it. This increases its potential for future pantallas Head-Up, while making it a viable replacement for all greenhouse glazing where both information and a view of the outside are desired.

To create greater contrast when direct light hits, while providing shade to passengers to enhance the travel experience, SPD technology dims the transparent OLED panel to the desired opacity, blocking up to 99% of the light and favoring high contrast and rich colors during the day and night.

LG Display's transparent OLED displays for mobility are not only strong and durable, They also allow passengers to view transportation information at a glance and view entertaining content on board., while offering advertisers the opportunity to publicize their products.

How do you explain Cho Mino-Where, head of LG Display's transparent OLED business, “We present for the first time on the European market transparent OLED screens designed for trains, bringing new possibilities to the signaling and mobility markets, while offering innovative and modern ways for all types of businesses to display information through eye-catching spatial designs and interior effects.”.

To Eyal Peso, CEO de Gauzy, “the future of screens is transparent, and it's here. The ability to make any window active, multifunctional, and the ability to provide visual and thermal comfort along with communication is one of our objectives. By adding our LCG smart glass technologies and other technologies such as transparent OLED with SPD from LG Display we set a new standard in digital signage”.

LG Display began replacing train windows last year. Beijing and Shenzhen metro (China) with the world's first transparent OLED panels for transportation (more data in Digital AV), which now provide travelers with useful information for the trip, like schedules, transshipments, etc. plus weather forecast and real-time news.

The company has also broken new ground by extending these futuristic displays to Japan subway trains, what helped the East Japan Railway Company to receive the Digital Signage Consortium award for excellent performance.

Besides, LG Display expanded the experience of its transparent OLEDs to lifestyle environments and is already being used in several areas. For example, has collaborated with the South Korean company Kakao Mobility to install transparent OLED panels in the parking lot of the Trade Tower from Seoul.

Besides, LG Display has supplied numerous transparent OLED panels to a popular Korean clothing store in which it displays the brand's advertisements, while enhancing the ambiance of the store interior without compromising space.