Forvia Hella have created highly integrated headlamps for the new Luxeed R7 ‘coupe SUV’. These headlamps boast an innovative design that strikes a balance between low power consumption and high performance. With an all-in-one design, these headlamps set a benchmark for lighting solutions that offer good performance and cost benefits. Featuring a new generation of intelligent ECUs, they fully comply with the high standards of the Harmony Intelligent Mobility System. The Luxeed R7 has officially been launched and is available on the market.
In today’s market, the perfect balance between sophisticated lighting technology and cost efficiency is increasingly recognized as an overarching priority, extending beyond traditionally cost-sensitive segments”, says Didier Keskas, Head of Lighting Business in the Asia-Pacific Region at Forvia Hella. “Leveraging our global lighting expertise, innovative design, our fully localized R&D team and supply chain, along with a strong local presence, we’ve successfully developed a headlamp for the new Luxeed R7 that features state-of-the-art lighting technology and is yet affordable. Our ‘intelligent, flexible, and sustainable’ technical solutions empower our customers to strengthen their market position by offering products that balance performance, innovation, and affordability, ultimately enhancing safety and personalization for end-users.”
Each headlamp includes two compact high beam and two low beam modules, delivering broad light distribution covering a width of over 30 metres and reaching over 200 metres in range.
The new headlamps use next-generation electronics. The ECUs not only ensure precise management of diverse lighting functions but also support feature updates and security enhancements through vehicle OTA leveraging a proprietary software platform. They incorporate a low power mode and adhere to the ASIL B functional safety standards, meeting the most recent regulatory requirements. Compared to traditional systems, these intelligent headlamp ECUs minimize the installation space in the vehicle and lower assembly complexity and further shorten production time through modular and compact design. To meet the high standards of the Harmony Intelligent Mobility System, the product delivers millisecond-level lighting responses via optimized algorithms and has undergone more than 10 thousand stress testing to verify the reliability of OTA upgrades, safeguarding both functional safety and cyber security. The ECU employs local intelligent driving chips, paired with optimized hardware circuit design and heat dissipation design, ensuring stable performance in extreme conditions from -40°C to +70°C while achieving an optimal balance of power, size, and weight.
