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Renault are premiering their “R-Screen” 3D viewer, a virtual reality, 3-D devices.The viewer enables users to walk around a virtual vehicle, as they would with a real vehicle.
“LED discomfort glare less than Halogen” and “Xenon visibility distance more than 20 meters higher than halogen” are the conclusion of two very interesting presentations.
Magneti Marelli have inaugurated a new production plant in China, inside the Wuhu Economic Development Area. This has been announced last week during the opening day
Automotive News and co-sponsors Ernst & Young and the Transportation Research Center Inc. honored almost 40 winners, finalists and honorable-mention recipients at the 15th annual event,
At the 2009 SAE International Congress, AL presented a new BiHalogen projector module with best in class performance.
“Docter Optics is the leader in automotive optical systems based on 4 strengths.”
Jens Fischer, Senior Key Account Manager International, has done all his business career at Docter Optics since he started in 1991. DVN met with him at Cobo Center in Detroit during the SAE 2009 Congress.
Driving Vision News: Jens, could you present your company?
Jens Fischer: Docter Optics was built in 1984 in Schöffengrund – Schwalbach near Wetzlar by Bernardt Docter. When he died 11 years later, the company was sold to Hella, Bosch and Rodenstock involved in the optical industry. When Bosch left automotive lighting business, shares were taken by Dr Jan Hamkens, CEO today.
DVN: What are the revenues and from what activities?
J.F.: The sales are €36m with 350 people, most of them in Germany.
70% of the sales are about glass lenses for automotive lighting and 30% half for scanning optical systems in biometry (finger print scanning) and half express glass services and solar energy components.
DVN: What are the main suppliers of lens for projector systems?
J.F.: There are 2 main suppliers for this kind of products. Docter Optics is the leading company in this market segment.
The declines in luxury-car sales at BMW, Daimler and Audi eased somewhat in March from earlier in the quarter.
The combined effect of expensive fuel reducing miles traveled, improved safety technology and improved safety belt use reduced highway fatalities by 9.1% in 2008.
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