Researchers at the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft have found a clever way to integrate radar and lidar into vehicle headlamps. Five Fraunhofer institutes have joined forces in the ‘Smart Headlamp’ project to install the sensors in a space-saving way, without compromising function and performance. The aim of the project is to develop a sensor-integrated headlamp for ADAS…
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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.