Audi will equip its upcoming Q6 E-Tron with lights whose sample adjustments relying on the scenario or needs of the proprietor, the automaker introduced on Monday.

The electrical compact crossover, which has been stricken by software program growth points which have held again its launch by greater than a yr, will function Audi’s second-generation OLEDs for the headlights and taillights, a expertise the automaker stated will allow the lights to behave as clever shows that may talk data to onlookers.

An instance is what Audi refers to as a communication gentle that can function within the taillights of the Q6 E-Tron. It is going to be capable of warn different highway customers of accidents or breakdowns utilizing cloud-based visitors data and the show of particular gentle signatures. It is just like a system Audi already launched within the headlights of the A8 flagship sedan in 2022.

Audi stated the communication gentle may be used to inform different highway customers for emergency help, an imminent rear-end collision, emergency or roadside help calls, and extra. One other utility might be to warn approaching automobiles or cyclists {that a} door is about to be opened.

Audi Q6 E-Tron prototype

One other scenario is utilizing a selected gentle signature for when the Q6 E-Tron’s automated park help function is in operation. In fact, there isn’t a accepted which means for various gentle signatures, so the data the lights impart could be as much as the interpretation of the onlookers.

Audi stated Q6 E-Tron homeowners may also be capable to change the sunshine signatures for the daytime working lights for each the headlights and taillights. Homeowners will be capable to set up this function on demand through the infotainment system or Audi app. Audi will provide a number of patterns to select from, together with some that function an extra coming or leaving residence sequence.

The lighting capabilities are managed by a software program module developed collectively by Audi and Volkswagen Group’s Cariad software program growth division.

The Q6 E-Tron is being developed alongside a associated electrical Porsche Macan. The Q6 E-Tron is ready to debut later this yr whereas the electrical Macan will arrive in early 2024. Each fashions will use VW Group’s PPE platform for high-volume premium electrical automobiles.