AGC (Headquarters: Tokyo; President & CEO: Takuya Shimamura) has announced its light control glass, 'WONDERLITE^TM Dx', has been adopted for the panoramic sunroof of Toyota's new Harrier, launched for sale on June 17, 2020. When used as vehicle exterior glass, this product boasts the world's fastest-response^*1 time, enabling instantaneous control of light transmission. This marks the world's first-ever adoption^*1 of this product in a mass production vehicle.

AGC's light control glass WONDERLITE^TM Dx is composed of a specialized film encapsulated between layers of interlayer in laminated automotive glass. By softening the sun's glare in dimmed mode (opaque state) and providing a wide sense of openness in transparent mode (clear state), this product realizes a vehicle interior that allows pleasant light to pour in from the panoramic sunroof whenever the user wishes.

Under its AGC plus management policy, the AGC Group has made a commitment to create products that add various pluses for stakeholders. Pluses for society include 'safety', 'security', and 'comfort', while pluses for customers include 'new value' and 'functionality'. AGC is dedicated pursuing technological innovations that allow it to continue providing products that add new value and exceed customers' expectations.

Technical Overview of Light Control Glass 'WONDERLITE^TM Dx'

Structure
Light control glass is composed of a specialized film^*3 encapsulated between layers of interlayer in laminated automotive glass. The film contained within is packed with a special material too small to be perceived by the naked eye. Around 99% of ultraviolet rays are blocked in both transparent and dimmed mode^*4.

Mechanism
Voltage is used to control distribution and orientation of the special material in the film encapsulated between layers of interlayer in laminated, enabling instantaneous switching between transparent mode and dimmed mode.