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Hector Fratty
Jaguar-Land Rover: Premium Cars, Performant Lights
JLR have three brands: Jaguar, Range Rover, and Land Rover.
| Jaguar range XJ XF XE F-Type F-Pace |
Range Rover Range Rover Range Rover Sport Evoque |
Land Rover Discovery Discovery Sport |
F-Pace Headlight Analysis
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Three headlight systems are offered in the Jaguar F-Pace:
- Bi-Halogen with a very low market share
- Bi-Xenon with around 2/3
- Full-LED with around1/3
Jaguar in the future will replace the two first options (halogen and HID) by LED for the entry model and to have a range of ALL-LED lamps for the options.
New Osram Multichip LEDs for ADB
Osram Opto Semiconductors’ new Oslon Black Flat S Series has been launched as what the makers say is the world’s first surface-mountable LEDs with up to five
IIHS Adjust Headlamp Protocol
“FMVSS 108 doesn’t control glare”, says researcher
The IIHS headlamp evaluations—and the protocol behind them—have spurred much discussion and quite a bit
Glare potential ADB with Laser beam
The Light Technology Institute (LTI) in Karlsruhe has evaluated glare from laser-based ADB on behalf of the BMW Group in a fully dynamic volunteer study. The question at hand:
Audi Laser Light Arrives in USA
Audi’s 2017 R8 V10 Plus, soon to be revealed, is the first car to incorporate laser light technology for the US market.
New Mining Lights from Hella
From November 16 – 19, Hella will present at the international Mining & Machinery Fair IMME their portfolio of innovative lighting solutions. IMME 2016 is hosted in association
Big Boost in Car Radar Thinkpower from NXP
Last week, NXP announced a new automotive radar microcontroller (MCU), the NXP S32R27, that will deliver the features and performance required for making safe, automated driving
4-Channel Lidar Laser Soon from Osram
Osram Opto Semiconductors will launch a new 4-channel lidar laser early summer of 2017, with market launch planned for 2018. The sytem has an extremely short pulse length
Renault, Chronocam in Strategic Partnership
Renault have entered a strategic development agreement with Chronocam, a developer of biologically-inspired vision sensors and computer vision solutions for automotive

