Koito Acquires Shares of US Lidar Cepton

KOITO announces that it has acquired shares of Cepton Technologies, a US startup company which designs, manufactures and sells lidar for ADAS and AV. Along with development of lighting technologies to support driver and mechanical visibility, KOITO is working to develop various sensors. As one of these strategies, KOITO has decided to invest $50m in…

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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.