Chinese Automakers Gain Ground in Innovation

Every year since 2016, German research institute the Centre for Automotive Management (CAM) has examined the vehicle technology innovations of 30 car manufacturers with over 80 car brands. The basis of the long-term comparison is 2900 innovations that became available in series-produced vehicles between 2016 and 2021. Top-10 automakers for innovation strength 2016-2018 and 2019-2021…

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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.