VW’s new Arteon got almost top “Good” marks in almost every crashworthiness test the US IIHS put it through, and next-best “Acceptable” grades in the rest. Its active front-crash prevention system got the best mark, too; “Superior”. But all three available variants of its headlighting system got a “Poor” ranking, making the Arteon ineligible for…
Hector Fratty
Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.