U.S. Congress Orders NHTSA to Harmonise Vehicle Regs—What Might That Mean?

Analysis by Daniel Stern, DVN Chief EditorLast week we looked at the section of the trillion-dollar U.S. infrastructure bill, now signed into law, in which the U.S. Congress decreed that headlamp regulations shall be updated and ADB shall be approved within two years. The section before that one reads as follows:SEC. 24211: GLOBAL HARMONIZATIONThe Secretary…

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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.