HBPO Grow Mexico Footprint
HBPO—that is Hella Behr Plastic Omnium, who make front-end modules—have announced plans to open two plants in Mexico
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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.
Bosch Report ADAS Business Surge
Bosch say they’re seeing a surge in demand from automakers for radar systems and video sensors as fitment of ADAS
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Continental Buy Into French AV Firm
Continental will acquire a minority share participation in EasyMile, a French company developing driverless
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Panasonic Buy More Ficosa Shares
Panasonic have completed their previously-announced acquisition of an additional 20% of Ficosa’s shares
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Renault in New JV with Oktal
Groupe Renault are buying a 35% stake in a new JV formed with Oktal, a subsidiary of Sogeclair, an aerospace
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Renault Boost China Brilliance Stake
Groupe Renault and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited have signed a binding framework coöperation agreement
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World Vehicle Sales Up Again in May
Automakers delivered 7.78 million vehicles worldwide in May, an increase of 2.7% from same-month 2016 after a slow April.
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2D then 3D Simulations: A Key to Success
Fifty-five years ago, modern vehicle lighting began to get its start, first with the single-filament halogen headlight bulb (first was H1 in 1962) and then the world’s first two-filament halogen…
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Hella Tunnel: From 2D Simulation to Real Projection
| Hella tunnel, 140 metres long |
Key to Hella’s R&D efforts are the ability to reproduce simulation results in 3D, as a real projection in the tunnel or on the road. It’s done with high-power beamers (30 kLm, 150 kcd) in a viewing area of H ±15° and V ±10°, with an electrical power of 3 kW.
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Hella Show-And-Tell Session on LCD Car Lighting
Last week Hella organised an event in their hometown of Lippstadt, to focus on LCD. They’ve developed and constructed
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