Audi has announced that its upcoming Q6 E-tron will be equipped with cutting-edge lighting technology that will introduce two world-first features for production models. These advanced lights have the ability to display specific warning signs to other drivers and offer personalized lighting signatures for individual drivers.

The Q6 E-tron SUV will come with digital daytime-running lights featuring 61 individual segments, a significant upgrade from the 10 segments found in the smaller Q4 E-tron. The third-generation OLED tail-lights will consist of 60 segments per OLED tile, a tenfold increase from the Audi A8. This combination will enable the Q6 E-tron to offer up to eight different lighting signatures.

What sets the tail-lights apart is the Dynamic Active Light function, a world-first feature introduced by Audi. This feature allows the lighting graphic within each of the OLEDs in the lower part of the lights to change without affecting the overall brightness of the lights.

This feature is crucial for the Q6 E-tron to comply with international road safety standards. It also introduces the Car-to-X functionality with the ‘Communication Light.’ When combined with the hazard lights, the Communication Light displays a red triangular warning symbol to alert other drivers of any obstructions that the car itself or Audi’s cloud-based road monitoring system detects.

Furthermore, Audi has incorporated the letter A into the Communication Light to indicate when the Q6 E-tron’s Intelligent Parking Assistant is engaged during an automated reverse parking maneuver.

Audi plans to expand this system further by including more symbols, including dynamic symbols that flash or strobe for additional effect. Werner Thomas, Audi’s lighting project manager, stated that they are already in discussions with regulatory authorities to implement these advanced symbols.