Paris Mondial Opens Thursday October 2
Three points summarize the motor show 1) Around one hundred new models and concept cars 2) Proliferation of small cars/electric cars like Toyota IQ, Ford KA, Honda Jazz, Bolloré and…
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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.
“Electronica 2008” in November
The world's leading trade fair for components, systems and applications opens November 11, 2008 at Munich.
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New Front-End Module from Valeo
Valeo have introduced a new front-end module (FEM) called Safe4U, which reduces the severity of pedestrian injury by 20 to 40%.
The new module is equipped with an active
The new module is equipped with an active
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Intelligent Infrastructure Working Group Created
A new Working Group, IIWG, has been created in the European eSafety Forum.
The first meeting will be on September 18, 2008 at Brussels.
The first meeting will be on September 18, 2008 at Brussels.
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NHTSA Releases Two IVBSS Reports
Two new test reports on US traffic safety agency NHTSA’s Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems project have been released.
“Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Heavy-Truck On-Road Test Report”
“Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Heavy-Truck On-Road Test Report”
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Volvo, Swedish Road Admins Partner for Road Safety
Volvo Car Corporation and the Swedish National Road Administration will work together to avoid or lessen the effects of road accidents. The goal is that by 2020, nobody should be injured or killed in a Volvo.
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Audi Support Traffic Light-Car Communication System
Audi support a German project to create a relationship between the car and the traffic signals throughout the city. It’s called “Travolution,” and its aim is to “reduce ‘stop-start’ inefficiency”.
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Continental’s New Blind Spot Radar, LDW for Trucks
Continental’s Chassis and Safety Division will show newly developed technologies for trucks at the IAA Commercial Vehicles expo 2008 in Hanover.
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Honda’s Multi-View Camera System
Honda now have a multi-view camera system which displays views from multiple wide-angle CCD cameras on the vehicle’s navigation screen to reduce blind spots, support garage parking,
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