Lighting obviously supports ADAS, but where’s the boundary between the two? Is lighting actually an integral part of ADAS? Legacy automakers have separate departments for lighting and ADAS. Some lighting functions have one foot in each realm—especially those involving camera detection inputs to software, like automatic high/low beam selection and ADB. In cases like that, specification and software development can be shared between the teams. It’s the same in legacy tier-1 suppliers, some of the most well-known of which have an ADAS business unit and a separate lighting unit. This isn’t always the case, though; some new EV makers have combined lighting and ADAS teams.
At DVN, we have always gathered—and as a lighting engineer, I have long worked with both communities. Three years ago, we extended the DVN community to the lidar realm with dedicated newsletter, membership, and events. Eric Amiot leads the DVN-Lidar business unit, with senior advisers Alain Servel, Martin Booth, and Luc Bourgeois.
Lidar technology is more mature today than it was at the start of DVN-Lidar. New technologies are emerging, like HD radar and IR cameras, and we’re seeing L2+ ADAS and L3-4 AD applications becoming mainstream. That is why we have decided to extend the scope of DVN Lidar to become DVN Sensing & Application. The focus is on sensors—all kinds of them—and there’ll be more about vehicle applications, whether they are AD or ADAS.
Our first event will be dedicated to a single function: AEB (automated emergency braking), which will become mandatory in 2029 in USA as specified in new FMVSS № 127. The regulation requires AEB systems to function at faster vehicle speeds compared to Europe and EuroNCAP specification. Scenarios are different, including a night scenario in low beam conditions. Is a visible-light camera enough, or will it take additional sensors like regular or High Definition (HD) radar, or an InfraRed (IR) camera? do we need sensor fusion? Do we need to improve low beam performance to improve front camera detections? These are just some of the new questions facing the lighting and ADAS community. This will be the focus on our AEB event in Detroit on 9-10 April this Spring.
Today’s DVNewsletter is dedicated to AEB as specified in FMVSS 127 and EuroNCAP. We bring you expert insight and analysis, new technical solutions, and interviews with Magna and Mobileye experts.
Please feel free to contact me if you’d like to receive the DVN Sensing & Application newsletter. And online registration for the AEB event in April is open!
Sincerely yours,