Automotive provider Continental this week unveiled what it claims is the world’s first automotive show display screen made with clear Swarovski crystal.

Debuting on the 2024 CES in Las Vegas, Continental’s crystal creation is a ten.0-inch display screen with a panel developed in collaboration with Austrian agency Swarovski, which provides crystal to the auto business, for parts reminiscent of inside trim and, in some instances, luxury-car headlights, by way of its Swarovski Mobility division.

Continental infotainment show product of Swarovski Crystal

Pictures are created utilizing a skinny LED panel suspended inside the crystal show housing. This permits for a frameless, freestanding display screen with the identical faceted edges seen on different Swarovski crystal merchandise, whereas offering better brightness and higher distinction than different applied sciences, Continental stated in a press launch.

The crystal is tinted, however nonetheless permits the motive force and passengers to see straight by way of the perimeters of the display screen to the dashboard behind it. And it is a true automotive-grade merchandise “that meets the optical and technical challenges of in-vehicle use,” Continental claims.

Continental infotainment show product of Swarovski Crystal

Continental and Swarovski didn’t focus on particular manufacturing plans for the crystal show; it is primarily an indication of the 2 corporations’ analysis and growth prowess. However it might actually slot in nicely with a luxury-car inside.

Along with the crystal show, Continental used CES 2024 to show a facial-recognition system that could possibly be built-in with automotive infotainment screens. The corporate additionally introduced progress in its collaboration with Aurora Innovation on self-driving vehicles. The businesses stated they’ve finalized the {hardware} design for an SAE Stage 4 autonomous-driving system that Continental plans to start producing in 2027.