An exemplary vehicle lighting assembly includes, among other things, a shell that is an amorphous metal, and a lighting device that is held between the shell and a vehicle structure. An exemplary vehicle lighting method includes, among other things, covering at least a portion of a lighting device with a shell that is an amorphous metal, and transmitting light from the lighting device through at least one aperture in the shell.

An exemplary vehicle lighting assembly includes, among other things, a shell that is an amorphous metal, and a lighting device that is held between the shell and a vehicle structure. An exemplary vehicle lighting method includes, among other things, covering at least a portion of a lighting device with a shell that is an amorphous metal, and transmitting light from the lighting device through at least one aperture in the shell.

A light assembly for a motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a light source, and a lens arrangement configured to direct light from the light source in a first direction toward a running board and a second direction away from the vehicle. A method is also disclosed.

An illumination system includes a lightguide having light extractors. A first light source is disposed at an end face of the lightguide. Light emitted by the first light source is extracted from the lightguide by the light extractors and exits the lightguide primarily along a first direction different than the length direction. A second light source is disposed along the length of the lightguide. Light emitted by the second light source enters the lightguide from a first side surface and exits the lightguide from a different second side surface along a second direction different than the first and length directions. Light emitted by the second light source has a first divergence in a first plane before entering the lightguide through the first side surface and a different second divergence in the first plane after exiting the lightguide from the second side surface.

Disclosed is a universal easy step apparatus configured for being quickly associated and removed from an existing step system such as the steps of a semi-trailer truck for a plurality of truck brands defining different step system configurations without the need for hardware modification to either the easy step or the truck. The easy step may further define a secure compartment for storing items. An electronic module may be disposed inside the electronic module to monitor various environment parameters and the truck driver and allow remote wireless access to the secure compartment.

An electrical device for a vehicle includes a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion. An upper light source attaches to the upper portion and a light guiding element attaches to the upper portion to receive the upper light from the upper light source and direct outgoing light in a substantially uniform direction. A display attaches to the upper portion to receive the outgoing light for illumination of the display. A lower member couples with the lower portion. A lower light source attaches to the lower member. A collimator attaches to the lower member to receive incoming light from the lower light source and change directions of the incoming light to a collimated beam. A lens element attaches to the lower portion to direct the collimated beam at a target.

A running board assembly of a vehicle is provided herein and includes a running board having two ends, each covered by an end cap having an optic. Two light sources are disposed inside the running board and are each located proximate a corresponding end cap. Each light source is operable to emit light toward the optic of the corresponding end cap based on a signal indicating a selected mode of the vehicle.

A lighted vehicle part includes a vehicle step pad attachable to a vehicle. The step pad has a stepping surface configured to permit a user to step on the stepping surface when loading objects into a vehicle on which the step pad is attached. A downturned lip extends downwardly from the stepping surface. A light source is mounted to the step pad in such a way that the light source can emit light from the lip.

A light assembly for a motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a light source a lens arrangement. The lens arrangement includes a collimator having an inner surface adjacent the light source and a flat, planar outer surface. This disclosure also relates to a motor vehicle including the subject light assembly, and a method of using the light assembly.

An illumination system includes a lightguide having light extractors. A first light source is disposed at an end face of the lightguide. Light emitted by the first light source is extracted from the lightguide by the light extractors and exits the lightguide primarily along a first direction different than the length direction. A second light source is disposed along the length of the lightguide. Light emitted by the second light source enters the lightguide from a first side surface and exits the lightguide from a different second side surface along a second direction different than the first and length directions. Light emitted by the second light source has a first divergence in a first plane before entering the lightguide through the first side surface and a different second divergence in the first plane after exiting the lightguide from the second side surface.