How Automakers Benefit from Headlight Performance RatingsMichael Hamm, Audi

Rating systems are today focused on low beam, because that’s what’s used in the large majority (95%) of driving time with manually-operated high beam, and in the majority (80%) with automatically-operated high beam. But when we talk about ADB, low beam is used only 30% of the time, and ADB 50%. Using HSPR, the headlight…

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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.