Gentex See Hard Future
Gentex have reported a fall in their Q3 net sales and income, with the company warning that things are likely to get worse before they improve for the industry.
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Hector Fratty
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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.
Production Cuts Affect Autoliv Estimates
Autoliv have predicted a fall in their 4th-quarter and full-year sales as production cuts continue to bite the North American and western European automotive markets.
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New Motorcycle Safety Efforts from Honda
There is a new inter-vehicle communication system which could reduce road casualties of both motorcyclists and car drivers. Honda have been a member of the CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium since 2005,
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Crash Analysis via Front Camera
Many driver assistance systems use cameras to detect road markings, other cars, pedestrians and obstacles. The pictures could on the other hand be used for post-collision analysis, too.
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Visteon Driver Awareness Systems
Visteon are supplying the 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country minivans with optional driver awareness systems that help make drivers more cognizant of their surroundings.
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OmniVision Image Sensor
OmniVision Technologies, a supplier of CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) image sensors, has announced that their 6.35mm,
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EC Grant for Parma U VisLab
Professor Alberto Broggi of Parma University will receive a large grant for his work in the vehicular robotics field. He has been selected by the ERC
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Cree Announce Revenue Q1 FY09
Cree have released revenue figures for their fiscal Q1 2009, ended September 28 2008. The US $140m revenue was driven almost entirely by LEDs, says Cree Chairman and CEO Chuck Swoboda,
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Purchasing Cooperation Among German Titans
Combined parts purchasing is in focus as a means to economise, even though it means cooperation amongst competitive rivals who have traditionally jealously guarded their supply arrangements.
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Beams too low after aiming adjustments
Headlamp adjustments in a workshop or garage does not always lead to good lighting. In many cases mechanics set the cutoff too low, just to be safe to avoid glare.
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