Is this the future of drive-in movies? Huawei’s XPixel smart headlights can project games, TV and more onto any surface — technology demonstrated at the Beijing Auto Show is the first to offer full-color projection

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  • Huawei demonstrated the technology at the recent Beijing Auto Show
  • XPixel platform is said to be the first car headlight system to project full color
  • Open-air cinema and mobile gaming could soon be a reality

Huawei is set to release the world’s first automotive headlight system that is capable of full-color projection.

Although the Chinese tech company has been shipping its monochrome XPixel high-resolution, pixel-controlled LED headlight platform for many years, it has now developed the technology to add full RGB output that’s capable of throwing a 100-inch image onto any nearby wall or surface.

During demonstrations at the recent Beijing Auto show, New Atlas reports that Huawei showcased the ability to beam ‘open-air’ movies onto a wall, interactive gaming graphics onto the floor and even turn-by-turn navigation cues thrown onto the road surface ahead.

While it might seem like a gimmick, Huawei is keen to point out that...

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