Led by Forvia’s acquisition of Hella, the three companies now have more than 25 per cent of the growing global lighting market, which is set to outpace growth in auto production. Not long ago, vehicle lighting consisted of headlights, taillights, turn signals and a few interior bulbs. But today’s cars are veritable Christmas trees, from…
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.