Microoptics are a key enabler in the modern world, spurring advancements in vehicle lighting. The first two serial-production cars using microlens array (MLA) headlamps are on the road, and Suss MicroOptics CEO Reinhard Voelkel says they “achieve top ranking in saving space, energy, and material, and allow full design freedom for car designers”. One class of…
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.