After the interview with LG Innotek, I had the chance to talk with Axel Maschka, Mobis‘Executive VP in charge of global OE business. In him I found a manager with great knowledge of the lighting job, talking about his company’s innovations, and previewing the products to be displayed at the DVN Paris Workshop the end of this month.
Take a look at our discussion here in this week’s DVNewsletter.
As this Newsletter goes live, the DVN participants at CES, Wolfgang Huhn, Philippe Aumont, and Daniel Stern, just back, are busily building our report. Meanwhile, here are four quick takeaways:
- The front and rear panels are becoming displays with emotional content. Voice and Lighting are used to be emotional. Example with BMW DEE car.
- Sensor integration in lights is no longer a question; Many companies are working on it.
- Automotive lidar has gained critical traction and is evolving at a galloping pace in terms of technology; technique, deployment. Show floor full of big point-cloud displays above lidar units.
- Clever ideas are being applied for ancillary vision systems, to improve seeing distance and clarity in rain, fog, snow, or dust, and that’s just one example.
And the end of this month will be upon us very soon; the DVN Paris Workshop and gala 15th ‘DVN Anniversary will be held on 31st January and 1st February at the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile hotel.Attendees will benefit from:
- Four keynotes from Valeo’s president; an Audi lighting manager; a Bentley designer, and TU-Darmstadt’s famous Professor Khanh;
- 10 automaker lectures from Audi; Bentley; Jaguar Land Rover; Mercedes-Benz; Porsche; Renault; Rivian; SEAT; Stellantis, and Volvo;
- 25 presentations by tier-1 and -2 lighting suppliers and research outfits;
- One of the regulatory sessions DVN Workshop attendees often cite as best-in-class;
- A panel discussion to talk over “Light is the new chrome – what is the new front end?”
- An Award ceremony for DVN’s 15th anniversary, to congratulate those who have helped the lighting community to field so many innovations.
This exceptional event boasts probably the best program ever in the 25-strong history of DVN Workshops.
It’s sure to be a don’t-miss event, so register to attend here, and book your room here.
Don’t wait; the event and hotel are filling up quickly! There’s an exceptional DVN-only price of €229 for a deluxe room with breakfast included—only a few rooms are left.
Sincerely yours