It is always a great pleasure to visit the Mercedes-Benz Technical Centre in Sindelfingen.
This time, I was invited to see their new lighting simulator, developed under the lead of Martin Borowski. I met with him as well as Uwe Kostanzer, Stefan Töpfer, and Bjorn Böke.
I was proud of this invitation, because it was the first time the simulator was presented to external colleagues, and also I was all the more interested as one of my jobs at Valeo was to build a simulator—the first in the world—and show it to automakers during their visits in Bobigny, France.
What amazing progress has been made since that time! I was impressed by the feeling of driving an actual car, with a perfect rendering of not only the light on the road but also the wider environment; it really felt like I was on the road in the normal conditions of driving. This simulator is a great tool to improve the efficiency of the project development. In this week’s DVNewsletter we bring you a detailed description of the simulator and its capabilities, including a DVN-exclusive interview with Uwe Kostanzer.
I remind you the 28th DVN Workshop will be held in person on 29-30 August in San Francisco, California, with the theme Lighting the Future: Safety, Communication, and Emotions for EVs, AVs & Trucks.
All the DVN team are working constantly to build a most excellent event; six automaker lectures and 10 tier-1 lectures are already confirmed, as well as a fascinating keynote on a subject (and from a pair of scientists) we’ve never previously heard of!
250 to 300 attendees are expected, and if you’re reading this, you should certainly be one of them. There are only three days left for the early-registration discount, so hurry fast and grab your spot.
Sincerely yours,
