One year before the IAA—Germany’s top auto show that is moving from Frankfurt to Munich—organisers are still struggling to confirm the attendance of a single non-German automaker or supplier. Even among German automakers, BMW are still the only company to commit to appearing at the show in their home city. Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and…
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.