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Creat, THN-Ohm on Factors in Licence Plate Light R&D Simulation
Daniel Karg, Alexander von Hoffmann, Matthias Groß, and Yasen Yakimov from the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm have a new paper about photometric criteria to take into account for the design of registration plates. The work was carried out at automotive engineering-services company Creat, in Ingolstadt. While plate lights usually don’t get marquee billing, they’re an important…
OLEDWorks Atala Lights for Audi Q8
OLEDWorks’ Atala OLED technology is included in the exterior lighting of the newly upgraded Audi Q8, in the form of digital OLEDs in the taillights. Six panels span the rear of the car, each less than 1 mm thick—one each in the left and right lamps, and four panels in the full-width light band across…
New Cupra Leon and Formentor
Cupra has styled new faces for the Formentor and Leon to better distinguish their model range from that of sibling brand SEAT, while introducing a new range-topping engine with 329 horsepower. Focusing in on the cars’ lighting: Up front, the welcome ceremony is the introduction of the precise and iconic Cupra signature, based on three…
2024 Automotive News PACE awards
PACEpilot Recognition for 22 Innovations
The Automotive News PACEpilot program, which recognizes innovations that have not reached commercialization, separately named watchworthy innovations at the ceremony, from nine suppliers: Eaton’s heavy-duty four-speed EV transmission for a broad range of applications in a small and lightweight package Exro Technologies’ coil driver, an intelligent traction inverter that allows electric vehicles to go farther…
Zeekr 007 Wins Red Dot Award
The Red Dot is a famous design competition focused on design quality, and the Zeekr 007 has won a 2024 Red Dot Award for its design. Designed by the Zeekr Design Team at Geely’s Global Design Center in Gothenburg, Sweden, under the leadership of Stefan Sielaff, the 007 embodies Zeekr’s philosophy which includes visual elegance…