Turquoise LEDs in Autonomous Driving: Market Trends and Brightek’s Turquoise LED and ICLED Product Lineup

The Expanding Market for Autonomous Driving

The global autonomous driving market is entering a phase of exponential growth.

According to Precedence Research, the market size was valued at USD 207.38 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow from USD 273.75 billion in 2025 to approximately USD 4,450.34 billion by 2034, expanding at a CAGR of 36.3% between 2025 and 2034.

As vehicles advance toward higher levels of automation, lighting systems have become essential for safety, visibility, and communication between vehicles, pedestrians, and infrastructure. This has accelerated demand for automotive LEDs, including RGB LED and ICLED (Smart LED) technologies that enable precise, reliable signaling in autonomous and assisted-driving environments.

Understanding the Levels of Vehicle Automation

When the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) introduced its automation framework in 2014, it established a global roadmap for self-driving system development.

The five levels of automation progress from:

       • Level 1 — Driver Assistance    

       • Level 2 — Partial Automation    

       • Level 3 — Conditional Automation    

       • Level 4 — High Automation    

       • Level 5 — Full Automation    

While these definitions are clear, predicting commercial readiness is far more complex. The result is a market filled with anticipation — each breakthrough feels within reach, yet still dependent on regulatory approval, infrastructure maturity, and public trust.

Why Turquoise? The Science Behind the New Signal Color

Turquoise is defined in SAME J3134 as the dedicated color for ADS marker lamps and is emerging as the de facto signal color for automated driving.

Key advantages of turquoise lighting include:

• High Visibility – Clearly distinguishable from white daytime running lights and amber turn signals.

• Psychological Recognition – Studies cited by Mercedes-Benz show turquoise outperforms other colors in visibility and user response tests, and it is clearly distinguishable from existing vehicle and traffic lights.

• Global Adoption – Germany and U.S. states such as California and Nevada have granted regulatory approvals for turquoise ADS marker lamps, notably on Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT Level 3 vehicles.

Turquoise lighting is emerging as a shared visual language for automated vehicles, communicating operational status and reinforcing user confidence on the road.

The Advantage Brightek’s Turquoise LED Solutions

As a leading automotive lighting manufacturer, Brightek has engineered high-purity, highly reliable turquoise LED technologies fully aligned with the SAE J3134 “ADS Marker Lamps” standard.

Aligned with the ADS Color Standard

Brightek’s turquoise LEDs deliver exceptional color uniformity and brightness stability, achieving precise chromaticity within the MacAdam ellipse. Laboratory testing confirms that 100% of Brightek’s turquoise LEDs fall inside the defined ADS color zone, ensuring consistent color perception under all lighting conditions.

These features make them ideal for ADAS signal lights, exterior indicators, and RGB LED automotive systems requiring tight optical tolerance and regulatory compliance.

Outstanding Reliability Performance

Brightek’s chip-based turquoise LEDs demonstrate superior long-term performance, maintaining minimal brightness decay even after extended high-temperature (125 °C) operating life tests.

Turquoise Color Precision

Their Multi-Quantum Well (MQW) chip design produces a more concentrated emission spectrum with minimal color shift, enhancing optical purity and stability under harsh automotive environments.

Brightek’s Turquoise LED and ICLED Product Lineup

Brightek offers a complete range of turquoise LED and ICLED products tailored for both functional and aesthetic automotive lighting applications:

Every series undergoes 100% optical testing to ensure brightness consistency and color accuracy—reflecting Brightek’s commitment to reliability as a trusted global automotive LED supplier.

Driving the Future of Intelligent Automotive Lighting

As vehicles evolve from assisted to autonomous driving, turquoise LEDs are defining the visual language of safety, communication, and trust.

By combining advanced turquoise LED and ICLED technologies, Brightek enables automakers to build intelligent lighting systems that strengthen human–machine interaction, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance vehicle design aesthetics worldwide.

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