The Digital Matrix LED headlamps in the new Audi A8 use 1.3-megapixel DMD technology, allowing for a polyvalent, morphing beam controllable with utmost precision. Among the new functions unlocked by this level of resolution: lane and orientation lights for highways. These are a carpet of light that illuminates the driver’s own lane particularly brightly, making…
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.