Light Sources: Always a Step Ahead
In the last 30 years, vehicle and lamp designs have dramatically changed—and that’s in large part thanks to light source innovations. From halogen to LED, lamp design has transformed car…
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Paul Henri Matha
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DVN Interview: Hiroyoshi Ogawa, Nichia President & CEO
By Paul-Henri Matha, DVN CEO DVN’s Paul-Henri Matha: Ogawa-san, It is a pleasure to meet you in person. I am grateful for this opportunity. Please tell us about yourself and your involvement with Nichia. Hiroyoshi Ogawa: Born in 1966, I grew up in the neighborhood of Nichia’s headquarters in Anan, Tokushima. I spent my childhood…
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Laser Lighting on Latest Lotus
Lotus have unveiled the Theory 1, a concept car they say ’embodies the future of intelligent performance vehicles’. DVN were invited by Lotus and Kyocera SLD to talk about the advanced lighting on the car. Lotus worked with the team of Josip Kovačević, who is Kyocera SLD’s Global Automotive Business Vice President, to realize a laser-powered…
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VW Tayron: a Look at the Lights
The new VW Tayron is a large SUV positioned between the Tiguan and Touareg models. Orders opened in Europe on 10 October. The optional IQ.Light HD matrix headlamps have ‘Dynamic Light Assist’ ADB. There are over 19 kilopixels in each lamp, and they produce road projections such as lane lines for the likes of construction zones. Below…
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Lynk & Co 02 Revealed
It was a pleasure to be invited by Stefan Rosén, President of Lynk & Co Design, for the Milano introduction of the brand’s first BEV, their 02 for Europe (badged as the Z20 in China).. Created in Lynk & Co’s design studio in Gothenburg, the 02 was brought to life through an industry-first collaboration between…
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Musk’s Latest Cybercab Promise: 2027
Elon Musk is now claiming production of the Tesla Cybercab will begin before 2027. The vehicle will have no steering wheel, pedals or lighting controls, meaning production can start only once all regulatory approvals are in place. Like other Tesla models, the Cybercab gets a minimalist interior layout, with seating for two and a large…
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Alpine A390_β
Alpine has just revealed their A390_β showcar, one week before the Paris motor show’s opening. The concept will inspire a production car in 2025 that will use the Renault Group’s Ampere Medium EV platform. The A390 Beta, inspired by the 2022 Alpenglow concept called ‘the mother of all future Alpine cars’, is described as 80-per-cent production-ready, with the…
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Memoriam: Olaf Schmidt
By Rainer Neumann, GTB Chairman Working Group SVP I am sad to say that far too early, Olaf Schmidt passed away a few weeks ago. Olaf was one of the few real experts in lighting legislation worldwide. He knew not only the details and spirit of the ECE and SAE rules, he also saw in…
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Report: New Models of the semester
DVN’s Takeaways From Recent Auto Launches 1. Ultra Slim Headlights 2. 3D Tail light 3. Digital look 4. Jewel like refinement
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Watching the Magic at EDAG Wolfsburg
DVN was invited to the grand opening of EDAG’s new light tunnel at their Warmenau site near Wolfsburg. That’s the development centre where EDAG in 2016 gathered all 1,150 employees,…
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