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A Message From GTB President Geoff Draper As most of you know, GTB is the international automotive lighting and light signalling expert group. As GTB President, I am preparing the regulatory session for the DVN Munich Workshop scheduled for this coming 29 January, and I would like to ask for your assistance. I’ll be discussing…
Apart from display applications, Micro LED has also been adopted for automotive lighting to create innovative applications including projecting images, road marks and other information to enhance safety. Japan-based Nichia have partnered with Infineon to develop a HD light engine (shown here) with more than 16,000 microLEDs for automotive headlight applications. Osram have begun developing…
Taiwanese LED chip maker Epistar and the Leyard Group are cooperating to set up a production centre for mini- and microLEDs in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China. The two companies plan to invest a total of RMB ¥130m (€16.6m) on the project and expect to start mass production by 2023. Epistar say they might form a joint…
Every BMW X6 (except in the USA) has adaptive LED headamps with laser booster optional. And buyers can make their car stand out aesthetically, too by specifying optional illumination for the grille. It’s activated by opening or closing a door, and the driver can also switch it on and off manually. And cars with the…
At the forthcoming CES 2020, SLD Laser and CEA-Leti are presenting their development in LiFi applications. SLD Laser have announced high-resolution sensing and ultra-high speed LiFi communication technologies for automotive and consumer applications. They have developed laser LiFi communication technology that delivers high-speed data rates of over 20 Gb/s, which is twenty times faster than…
This year at CES lidar manufacturers, sensor chip providers, automobile companies and other technology builders are presenting ideas and solutions for autonomous driving and smart city applications. Examples: AEye, an artificial perception provider, have integrated Infineon’s microcontroller into AEye’s iDAR™ platform to ensure a robust, software-definable platform that is functionally safe for AV initiatives. Continental…
Koito’s board of directors have decided to buy all shares of their subsidiary India Japan Lighting, making IJL into a wholly-owned subsidiary. Koito established IJL in 1997 with local partner Lucas TVS to manufacture and sell vehicle lighting equipment. Since then, IJL have been supplying automotive lighting equipment mainly to Japanese automotive manufacturers in India.…
Pioneer have announced their development of a compact mass-production 3D lidar sensor with improved performance, an extended measurement distance, and more. The new lidar sensor is expected to be equipped in L3+ AVs. It’s planned for release in the first half of next year, with full- scale production in the second half. Pioneer have been…
PSA and FCA say the new entity will have the leadership, resources, and scale to be at the forefront of a new era of sustainable mobility. The combined company will be the 4th largest global automaker by volume, and the 3rd largest by revenue, with annual sales of 8.7 million units and combined revenues of…
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