Lighting Device for a Motor Vehicle

A lighting device for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a source of laser light including a plurality of laser diodes;
• a vector scanner, on which a light bundle emanating from a light of the source of laser light impinges;
• wherein the vector scanner varies a position of the light bundle and moves a spot of light, which is generated from the light bundle, at a distance from the lighting device in order to generate a predetermined distribution of light, wherein at least one of a scan speed, at which the spot of light is moved, and a scan path, along which the spot of light is moved, is variable by the vector scanner;
• wherein the vector scanner includes one or more MEMS components which each contain a semiconductor chip which is surrounded by a housing and within which a single mirror is integrated, on which the light bundle impinges, wherein the MEMS component is configured such that the single mirror is tilted continuously for moving the spot of light;
• wherein a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of a respective MEMS component is provided on the respective MEMS component;
• and
• a control device configured to control at least one of electrical power of the source of laser light, and a cooling element arranged on the respective MEMS component, as a function of the detected temperature of the respective MEMS component in such a manner that the detected temperature does not exceed a predetermined temperature threshold value.