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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.

Yole-System Plus Webcast: From ADAS to AV

Yole Développement and System Plus Consulting are putting on a webcast this coming 30 June on the theme: “From ADAS to Automated Driving”, presenting the evolution of sensing, computing, and…

New Avalanche Photodiode for Eye-Safe Lidar

A research team of electrical and computer engineers at the University of Virginia and University of Texas-Austin have developed an avalanche photodiode, achieving record performance, that could transform receiver components…

BMW, Daimler Pause AD Pact

Mercedes-makers Daimler have shelved an automated-driving development alliance with BMW, and the two companies have agreed to see other people. A Daimler statement says “Following extensive review, the two companies…

Rambus RT-645 Crypto Sore Safeguards V2X, ADAS, ECU

The Rambus RT-645 crypto core, based around a custom RISC-V processor, has been certified as ASIL-D ready by TÜV. The automotive-grade secure co-processor IP safeguards V2X communications, ADAS, ECU platform management,…

More Daytime Light Brings Better Sleep, Mood

At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the LRC (Lighting Research Center) is investigating the effects of working from home or quarantining indoors on individual daily light exposure, and how this may be…

VW, Ford Agree Global Alliance

Volkswagen and Ford have signed the contracts for their global alliance in the areas of electrification, light commercial vehicles, and autonomous driving. This paves the way for a Ford electric…

Europe Sales Show Signs of Life

European car sales showed the first signs of a recovery in May as showrooms reopened after a two-month shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the industry association ACEA.…

FCA Cancels Summer Shutdowns

Several of FCA’s North American plants will not have summer shutdowns this year so they can meet what the maker describes as “strong consumer demand”. The plants that will remain…

Audi Study: Are Welcome – Farewell Light Displays Distracting?

Audi have carried out research to evaluate the potential for distraction by animated light displays. 41 test subjects were involved, and a situation was constructed with several traffic participants and…

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