Pedestrian deaths on U.S. roads have been trending the wrong direction, climbing over the last few years, even as overall traffic safety improves. Over 6,000 pedestrians were killed by traffic violence in 2018—the worst count since 1990. Pedestrian detection systems with automatic emergency braking are meant to stop the vehicle if it detects a pedestrian…
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.