Volkswagen’s Redesigned Logo
Volkswagen have simplified their logo, ditching the 3D effect and simulated lighting to arrive at what they describe as a “minimalist take on the classic logo”. By reducing the logo…
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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.
Renault to Focus on LCV, EV in China
Renault Group will stop selling Renault-branded passenger cars in China and will focus on light commercial vehicles and electric vehicles instead. The automaker will transfer their shares in the Dongfeng…
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Volvo European Production Resumes
Volvo have restarted production on a limited basis in Olofstrom, Sweden, at their body components plant, which is currently supplying the automaker’s vehicle assembly factories in China. Operations in Olofstrom…
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German Dealerships Can Reopen
Dealerships in Germany will be allowed to resume selling cars as German government relaxes its coronavirus lockdown in Europe’s biggest market.Auto lobby groups welcomed the move. They had warned that…
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Elba: Romanian Popular-Market Tier-1
Elba are a tier-1 lighting supplier in Romania with main activities in the vehicle lighting sector, followed by general lighting, moulding, and electronics. With revenues around €60m—significantly lower than their…
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DVN Munich Workshop: The Far Distant Past
Long ago in another life on another planet, late this past January we spent two wonderful and fruitful days dreaming and discussing on the future of lighting innovations—ADB for safety,…
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DVN Article Presented in US Auto Newscast
Last week’s Driving Vision Newsletter contained an article describing the new automatic-headlights mandate in Japan. We are happy to see that piece get picked up and narrated during the 8…
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A VIP Support of Valeo Complex Shape Passed Away
Following the announcement of the death of Jacques Calvet, chairman of the Managing Board of PSA, I had in mind the several meetings with him about the integration of the…
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Coronavirus Countermeasures at Lighting Companies
Q1-2020 just ended and the continuously spreading coronavirus has turned the world upside down in the first three month of 2020. Many companies across the world have reported their measures…
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Audi’s High-Res Headlamps
Audi’s DMD headlamps are based on a small chip containing a million micromirrors, each of which measures just a few tens of micrometres on an edge. With the help of…
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