World Headlamp from Hella
Legislation for automotive lighting still varies from region to region. In the USA, legislation only permits the classic main light functions of low beam, fog light and high beam, while…
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Light is the New Chrome: VW Design Chief
EVs and AVs mean changes in the design of tomorrow’s cars, and the same applies for lighting. For example, consider VW’s futuristic ID.ROOMZZ. This SUV prototype is the latest addition…
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Big Range of Lighting Performance in EVs
The Finnish magazine “Tekniikan Maailma” has published (paywall) an interesting article comparing six electric cars: the Audi E-tron, Hyundai Ioniq, Kia e-Soul, Mercedes EQC, Renault Zoé, and Tesla Model 3.…
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ZKW’s Coronavirus Precautions
ZKW have implemented a package of measures to protect their workforce from the coronavirus. From 12 March, employees will be prohibited doing business outside Europe and crisis regions until further…
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Prediction Algorithms Improve Safety
The 6,500 U.S. pedestrian deaths in 2019—an increase of 5% over 2018—and the recent accidents involving automated vehicles have heightened the call for improved detection of pedestrians and other moving obstacles. The Southwest Research Institute’s new computer vision tool uses a novel deep learning algorithm to predict motion by observing real-time biomechanical movements, with the…
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ADB developped in the Greatest French Economic Magazine
The greatest French economic newspaper «Les Echos» published in its last week-end magazine, an article considering ADB as one of the 75 «things», as places, restaurants, personnalities, products and technologies…
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WCX 2020 World Congress Expérience Canceled
The Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE, said it will cancel WCX, its annual engineering world congress, the organization’s event in Detroit for automotive engineers, because of the coronavirus. Michigan Gov.…
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Carbon Nanobots for Ice-Free Electric Eyes
Sensor surfaces that are exposed to weather need to be kept clean so that ADAS and autonomous driving systems can function safely. Canatu say their “carbon nanobots” keep critical sensor surfaces—and LED headlamps—clean in subfreezing weather. The Finland-based technology company have developed a transparent, highly conductive heater element that does not require metallic wires to…
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Elmos’ New 3D ToF Imager is HMI Electric Eye
Elmos say their new E527.31 is a CMOS-based 3D ToF imager for interior and exterior vehicle applications. The power-efficient 3D imager is certified according to AEC-Q 100, and has a sleep mode in which power consumption is reduced even further to an absolute minimum. The new imager is designed for HMI (human-machine interface) applications. Object…
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Continental Profit Falls on Vehicle Demand Slump
Continental will work harder on cost savings after posting a drop in adjusted profit and a €1.2bn net loss in 2019 as worldwide vehicle demand slumped. Cost-cut plans will be presented…
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