Los Angeles Auto Show Report
The Los Angeles auto show this year was one surprise after another—almost all of them favourable.A few automakers were absent, but most established and new marques were on display. The…
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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.
LA Auto Show Report Goes Live for the Holidays
We at Driving Vision News wish you, your family, and your teammates a perfect season for all the holidays you’re celebrating. Relax and enjoy yourself to the max! Today we…
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Lights at the LA Auto Show
The Los Angeles auto show this year was one surprise after another—almost all of them favourable.A few automakers were absent, but most established and new marques were on display. The show filled two big halls and felt much like a good old full-scale pre-pandemic event. There was tremendous variety in design and configuration; lighting has…
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ADB, MiniLEDs Drive Vehicle LED Growth
Adapted from LEDInside magazine
According to the 2022 Global Automotive LED Product Trend and Regional Market Analysis released by TrendForce, the increasing uptake of LED headlamps and the development of new lighting functions; lit logos, and new ambient lights—among other advanced technologies—bolstered the automotive lighting market in 2022. Global automotive lighting market scale (TrendForce) TrendForce estimate the global prevalence of…
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Hella’s Growing Strength in Chip-Based Headlamps
Hella continue to expand their leading position in digital, chip-based headlamp systems. They’ve started the world’s first series production for their Solid State Lighting | High Definition headlamp at their Lippstadt site, and have received high-volume series orders for this technology from German and international premium car manufacturers—orders totalling around €1.5bn. Hella’s lighting managing director…
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Three New Chinese Models
Changan Deepal Dark Blue S7 The second model of Changan’s Deepal brand may be designated the Dark Blue S7. It’s consistent with the SL03’s design, with slim headlamps. and a full-width rear light bar, with petal-design tail lights. SAIC Rising F7 The Rising F7 adopts a closed front face, with particularly sharp-lined headlamp design. Angular…
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ZKW Win German Design Plaudit
ZKW’s Black Box robot station has been awarded a Special Mention in the German Design Awards. The Black Box is a fully automated handling; inspection, and packaging system for optical parts; it’s used for simplified, automated headlamp lens processing and quality inspection, for example. The Black Box can simultaneously process and inspect different kinds of…
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Asahi Kasei’s AKXY2 Concept at CES 2023
Over a century’s worth of Asahi Kasei innovation is represented in the AKXY2 concept car they’ll bring to CES next month, showcasing solutions for the entire automotive value chain—from raw materials and production technologies to the usage of recycled and recyclable materials. The AKXY2 has technology that touches the senses and ensures the highest functionality…
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Riou Glass Buy Majority of Glass Invest
Riou Glass, who specialise in insulative glazing with high energy and environmental performance, have acquired a majority stake in Belgian holding company Glass Invest, who own Euroglas-De Landtsheer; Safetyglass, and Industrial Glass Processing. The objective of the buy-in is to create industrial and commercial synergies between the two glassmakers in France and Belgium. Created in…
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Luminar Iris lidar in ’24 Volvo EX90
Volvo’s electric EX90 will go on sale in 2024 with all the hardware required for L4 self-driving. The system’s linchpin is the first rooftop-mounted lidar unit on an international-market passenger vehicle—Luminar’s Iris. It’s a semi-solid-state system, which scans using larger macro mirrors rather than the micromirrors found in a MEMS configuration. Its light source is…
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