nanoXEDs light up for Pope Benedict XVI

19.02.2008: As part of an order from Daimler Chrysler Austria, the Popemobile - the official vehicle of Pope Benedict XVI - was equipped with XED technology from the Jennersdorf Technology Park.

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The Pope Benedict XVI mobile lightened up by the Zumtobel Group:
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nanoXED Technical Specification (PDF/1.93MB)
For the glass roof that can be flexibly attached to the Mercedes G500, a chip-on-board aluminium section lighting solution was developed. For this order, LEXEDIS supplied 450 nanoXEDs.

 

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The new Popemobile is already in service: each Wednesday, the Holy Father uses it during his General Audience held on St. Peter's Square in the presence of approximately 20,000 pilgrims.