Volkswagen Ag

Helge Neuner

Michael Schneider

Rainer Dehmann

Gustav Hofmann

Bernd Ludewig

Ralf Mayer

Robert Hofmann

Thomas Kiesewetter

Heiko Schröder

Joscha Roth

Fabian Hueger

Michael Mirtschink

Sebastian Thomschke

Paolo Vaz

Niclas Meyer

Daniel Dias

Ralf Wenzel

Heiko SCHRÖDER

Fabian HÜGER

Martin Boenker

Stephan Ringel

A device for producing an output light emission having a light source for emitting light and a first polarizing beam splitter element positioned so at least one portion of the emitted light is incident thereupon, wherein a first reflected light beam of a first polarization state and a second transmitted light beam of a second polarization state are produced. The device also includes a first liquid crystal element having at least two states which are actuated using a control unit. The first liquid crystal element at least partially reflects the first light beam, wherein the polarization state of the first light beam is altered based on the state of the first liquid crystal element. The first polarizing beam splitter element is positioned so the first light beam is incident thereupon after reflection at the first liquid crystal element.

Device and method for producing an output light emission, and headlight

A method for operating a mobile device, not assigned to a motor vehicle, via an electronic device with a display and operator control device of the motor vehicle is made available. The program has program parts for a user interface and for operator control sequences which are assigned a digital certificate. The user interface comprises fixed areas for displaying variable contents. The program parts are transmitted together with the digital certificate to the electronic device of the motor vehicle and are carried out when the certificate is successfully checked. The transmission of data without protection by a digital certificate is restricted to the variable contents for display in the fixed areas of the user interface.

Method for operating a mobile device by means of a motor vehicle

A built-in instrument cluster for a motor vehicle includes at least one display device, which emits image-forming light and is arranged in the direct field of view of an observer, and at least one illuminated and/or self-illuminating electromechanical indicator device, which is arranged in the observer's field of view, at an angle to the display device, and is moved into the observer's field of view together with the display device via an optical combiner, which is arranged to reflect the image-forming light of the electromechanical indicator device. In order to be able to integrate such an instrument cluster into the tight spatial conditions in the instrument panel in the steering-column region, it is provided that the electromechanical indicator device is at least partially provided by light guides and/or light projectors to save depth at abutting vehicle components.

Built-in instrument cluster

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Wolfenbüttel, Germany

Helge Neuner