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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.

Valeo Will Sell Access Mechanisms Business

Valeo have entered talks to sell their access mechanisms business to Japan-based U-Shin.The project is being submitted to employee representatives for consultation and is

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Hella Strong Growth in FY 2011/2012

Hella wrapped up their best fiscal year ever on 31 May; turnover increased by 9% to €4.8bn, surpassing last fiscal year’s results.

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In-Car Breathalyser from Autoliv

Autoliv are developing a breath alcohol sensor to operate automatically when the driver gets in the car. CEO Jan Carlson said the Swedish company are already testing the

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Volvo Safety Systems Work: EuroFOT

Volvo Truck say the first results of the pan-European euroFOT field study—Field Operation Test—show their active safety systems help drivers avoid crashing. The study

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New Traffic, Parking Systems from Ford

Ford are researching and developing a new generation of driving assistant technologies to help address traffic jams and other future mobility challenges resulting from rapid

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Auto Execs Tout Comeback, Recruit Talent

The U.S. auto industry is charging onward and upward, and industry leaders are making the rounds of school graduations to trumpet the turnaround and recruit critical

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Melco-Faurecia JV is Ford Preferred Supplier

Ford, under their Aligned Business Framework program, have added five companies to their list of preferred suppliers now including Melco and Faurecia JV Detroit

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PACE Award Entry Deadline is 7 September

Auto suppliers have until 7 September to apply for the 2013 Automotive News PACE Awards. The awards recognise innovation, technological advancement and business

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Chevy Cruze Recalled On Fire Risk

GM have announced a large recall on 475,000 Chevrolet Cruzes built in America between September 2010 and May 2012. No crashes or injuries have been reported, but

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DVN Tokyo Workshop is Full!

It’s official: registrations are now closed for the DVN Tokyo workshop. We will have 130 attendees from 40 companies, about the same size crowd as at Michigan this past January.…

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