ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES

An illumination device is provided for vehicles, the illumination device including a matrix assembly containing a number of lighting elements arranged in the form of a matrix, each of which can be actuated individually and independently of each other. A line assembly is provided for with a number of light sources and a lens unit for generating a linear signal light function. The matrix assembly is at least partially a component of the line assembly. One part of the matrix assembly forms one part of the linear assembly.