Editorial – Lighting

The great positive feedback following the recent India report and the increasing volume of relevant news about LED and other lighting technologies in India have convinced me it is time…

This is big: according to Reuters, FCA might be thinking about selling Magneti Marelli to interested private equity groups. An FCA representative, however, says Magneti Marelli isn’t for sale. Marelli’s…

Motorcycle lighting has long been relegated to poor-sister status. Naturally, as an offshoot of general vehicle lighting technology it has much in common with the lighting on more-wheeled vehicles. But…

Lighting is one of the automotive activities with the most frequent major events. It’s a veritable alphabet: ISAL, VISION, IFAL, DVN Workshops, SAE Congress, ISOL, CES…and all of these meetings…

I remember the harsh discussions I had with Bernard Gauvin, President of WP29. Every time he started the meeting, he would criticise the lighting organisations about the number of regulations…

Since the dawn of DVN, each and every Tuesday—without interruption—the weekly news has been delivered to all DVN members and subscribers. Likewise, every month we’ve published an in-depth report. This…

Reality has a nasty habit of putting ugly holes in beautiful ideas, doesn’t it!I’ve been a hard worker all my life, but never could I imagine the amount of difficult…

More than ever before, vehicle lighting offers three distinct levers to persuade the car buyer: styling differentiation; technology and lighting performance; and easy, effective communication. Styling differentiation, we might call…

I was surprised when the first car with LED headlamps was unveiled in 2007. Even though the LEDs were only for low beam, I hadn’t expected it so soon. My…