Editorial – Lighting

Since 1985, we have seen many innovations in lighting: Parabolic reflectors have given way to projectors and FF/complex-shape reflectors, window-clear lenses, xenon light sources, and AFS. Each time, more engineering…

In this week’s In-depth technology paper, see next, Daniel Stern—one of North America’s great automotive lighting experts—explains the hazards that result from installation of “HID kits” in halogen headlamps. Two…

DVN publishes this week our report about automotive lighting regulations round the world. Our ambition is to show that regulations are not an exclusive matter for specialists but should be…

After the success of our two first DVN Workshops, Stuttgart in 2009 and Paris in 2010, DVN has decided to challenge Tier 2 suppliers about their capacity to contribute developing…

I drove last week an Audi A1 equipped with Xenon. I found a good light, a large and homogeneous low beam. Only the hot spot of high beam was maybe…

We can see more and more new lighting technologies entering the market. It underlines the dynamism and the creativity of car makers and lighting companies. This is a positive point…

NAIAS is now closed. What a difference a year makes. Just last year, things looked grim. There was not much ground for hope in lighting or DA innovation in the…

Since the beginning of this 2011 year, to be seen in all Paris, 4 by 5m large street placards are showing pictures of Audi A3 and Audi A4 car emphasizing…

2010 saw several significant innovations in the vehicle lighting and driver assistance fields. As I informed you last week in my editorial, DVN have decided to celebrate the turnaround of…