End of the Line for Osram-Continental

Automotive suppliers Continental and Osram are ending their coöperation on lighting technology after the takeover of the Osram Group by AMS. The joint venture, which was founded in 2018 and specialises in headlamps and other vehicle lighting systems, is to be dissolved, Continental announced in Eschborn last week. Talks will be held on this and…

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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.