Movin’ On Up With Online Conferences
The pandemic has exerted its force over just about every aspect of just about everyone’s life, personally and professionally. Many of the changes have been uncomfortable or worse, but some…
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ELS Chair: Achievements and Opportunities
The ELS (Embedded Lighting Systems) academic program was founded in 2014, from the collaboration and the joint efforts of the two major car makers in France—PSA and Renault—as well as…
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Rear-Facing, Front-Mounted LED Bar Cuts Deer Crashes
Researchers with the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture)’s Wildlife Service program have put in for a patent on a new vehicle-based lighting system to prevent collisions with deer after dark.…
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The Audi Q5’s Digital OLED Technology
Audi have launched their new Q5 with digital OLED technology promising to improve road safety while allowing personalisation of the taillight signature. The benefits of OLEDs are about the extremely…
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CES Goes All Digital
The Consumer Technology Association have decided to modernise; CES 2021 will be an all-digital experience. With the growing global health concerns about the spread of COVID-19, it is not possible…
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Designers Shuffler at Renault, Peugeot
Veteran PSA designer Gilles Vidal has left Peugeot to join Renault, where he will report to Laurens van den Acker, corporate design EVP and member of Groupe Renault’s Executive Committee.…
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Hella Work to Boost Competitiveness on Lower Sales
In a difficult market environment, based on preliminary figures, Hella generated lower currency and portfolio-adjusted sales in FY19-20 (June 2019 to May 2020) than in FY18-19: €5.8bn (versus €6.8bn) and…
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Michigan Marelli Light Plant to Close Down
Marelli Automotive Lighting plan to close their factory in Clarkston, Michigan. Production will end in January 2021, affecting 263 employees. The closure is due to what the company call “a…
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Velodyne Going Public Through a SPAC
Graf Industrial will buy Velodyne Lidar, a company that supplies 3D mapping for self-driving car capabilities. In late 2018, Graf Industrial initiated an IPO effort with the specific intention of…
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Cepton, Luminar Scale Up Car Tech Efforts
Lidar sensor and technology builders Cepton and Luminar recently announced their expansion plans respectively, aiming to scale the market as well as to speed up technology development. Cepton Technologies, who…
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