VISION Congress Coming Soon: Online 17-18 March
The VISION Steering Committee have finalised the date: the first-ever online VISION Congress will take place on 17-18 March, a little more than one month from now. There’ll be a…
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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.
VISION Online Congress: Attractive Program
The 10th biennial SIA VISION Congress, postponed by the pandemic from its intended Autumn 2020 time has been rescheduled for 17-18 March, just over a month from now, as a fully online event. There’s a sparkling docket full of presentations from VIPs in the fields of lighting and ADAS who will present 35 lectures. There’ll…
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TI’s Newest Automotive DMD
Texas Instruments’ newest “DLP®” DMD (digital micromirror device) enables high-resolution headlights with over 1.3 million individually controllable pixels, as well as AR-HUDs (augmented-reality head-up displays) with superior solar load performance and image quality. The DLP5533A-Q1 is TI’s newest DMD for automotive headlamps. It has the same pinout, uses the same controller and other ancillaries, and…
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Virtual Design: A Canvas for Magna Technologies
Magna digital creations enable automakers and new entrants in the industry to visualise products and technologies on a virtual vehicle similar to their own. Magna presenting a life-size digital electric truck at CES, illustrating how they transform the way to showcase innovative products and technology and emphasising how virtual-reality tools are accelerating the design process…
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Trump’s NHTSA a Feckless Shambles: Report
A report in the Los Angeles Times paints a pathetic picture of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as configured and operated under former U.S. President Donald Trump:”Inactive,” is how Carla Bailo, chief executive of the Center for Automotive Research, summed up NHTSA’s four previous years. “Dormant,” said Jason Levine, executive director at the Center…
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Carole Delavoye is New VW Vision Lead; Plöger Moves to ADAS
Carole Delavoye has taken charge of Volkswagen’s Lighting and Vision department, a shift from her previous role designing seats. Delavoye developed the air-conditioned seats for VW’s Passat CC, from first draft to series production. She replaces Ricardo Plöger, who now will direct VW’s ADAS work. Plöger was in what is now Delavoye’s position at the…
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Juan Manuel Mollá is Marelli’s New CCO
Marelli have appointed Juan Manuel Mollá as Chief Commercial Officer. Mollá has over 30 years’ international experience in the automotive industry and joined Magneti Marelli in 2008, where he spent the last 13 years in a variety of roles—starting as a General Manager within the company’s Argentinian operations, then moving on to Global GTS Sales Director, based in…
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French Magazine Tests Halogen Bulbs
Halogen bulbs are a legacy product, almost completely gone from new-vehicle headlamp development projects. But with a huge installed base they are still important especially in the aftermarket. French Magazine AutoPlus compared 11 H7 bulbs promoted as offering at least 80% more light, all versus an original-equipment standard bulb. The magazine’s lighting measurements are rudimentary…
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Vincent Leboucher is New HGH President
Vincent Leboucher has been promoted to President of the HGH Group, who specialise in electro-optics. He replaces Thierry Campos, who now retires from HGH after 32 years. Leboucher graduated from the Institut d’Optique Graduate School in 2002 and joined HGH the next year as an electro-optics engineer. His rapid progression within the company saw him take charge…
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DVN Lidar Conference 15-16 November—Get Your Seat!
Since their inception, DVN Lidar Conferences have quickly become the must-go technical congress to see and hear all about the latest innovations amidst the galloping growth of the automotive lidar sector. The fourth DVN Lidar Conference is scheduled for 15-16 November in the Frankfurt am Main area. After a long period without face to face…
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