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Vehicular lighting systems (VLS) using Xenon high-intensity discharge lamps (HID) produce more light on the street for a given level of power consumption than all the other sources.More recently, and thanks to their compactness, high-power white phosphor-converted LEDs (pc-LEDs) have been successfully applied in most of the exterior automotive lightning modules.The overall optical efficiency of such systems remains low as relatively large emitting surfaces are required to meet the necessary luminous flux on the road and the legally required intensities of a VLS.This impacts the power consumption, the dimensions and the weight of the system.By developing a high-brightness solid-state source, which is 100 times smaller than a pc-LED, the VLSs efficiency will be increased, thus reducing its power consumption, while keeping its size compact and fulfilling the required light fluxes and intensities.This can be achieved using high-power blue laser diodes that pump phosphors in a remote position.BMW paves the way to the development and integration of the laser diode-based high-luminance white point source in the automotive sector.By complementing the performances of the high-power pc-LEDs (60 up to 100cd/mm2) with the new high-brightness laser-based white point-source (over 500cd/mm2),we were able to extend the range of the visibility to the maximum allowed by the automotive regulations (and even more).As such, BMW foresees several advantages in using this combination in its vehicles in terms of increasing visibility for safety & functions, reduction of power consumption and weight, and styling.