Two Weeks; Two DVN Events
Summer is heating up, and so is the pace of DVN events.As this week’s DVNewsletter goes live, the second day of the DVN US Workshop is getting under way in…
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Hector Fratty
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Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.
2022 DVN Study: Coming Soon!
In the early days of July, DVN will release the fifth annual DVN Study, DVN Market Forecast on New Lighting Systems. The four authors W. Huhn; G. Bahnmüller; H. Fratty, and J-P Ravier are shown here. This year’s DVN Study enumerates and assesses the market prospects of new lighting elements like lit front blades and…
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ZKW Patents Added Up in ’21
ZKW filed a total of 74 innovations for international patent in 2021, 41 of which were new entries. CEO Dr. Wilhelm Steger says “R&D is of central importance at ZKW. Innovative solutions are crucial in order to bring premium lighting systems to the market”. Patented developments include ZKW’s quadruple projection lens system for headlamps, to…
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Reflective Rearview Mirrors Might Beat LCD Screens
The interior rearview mirror has stayed about the same for a lot of years, and although digital ersatz mirrors—a mirror-shaped screen showing images from a rear-facing camera—have begun to come in, there are sturdy reasons why the regular old, normal old, boring old shiny-glass type might win out over the high-tech solution. Dr. Jay Pratt…
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Valeo are Top French Patent Applicants
Valeo has been ranked the № 1 French worldwide patent applicant, with 1,777 patents issued in one year. That’s according to France’s intellectual property institute, who list the first applications granted by the world’s main patent offices. These figures bring Valeo’s worldwide patent count to a grand total of nearly 35,000. CEO Christophe Périllat says the…
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Connected Cars Will Change the Game: Renault CEO
Renault CEO Luca de Meo says software-defined, connected cars will fundamentally alter the relationship between automakers and their customers, and bring opportunities to make the car better as it ages rather than worse. Speaking at French technology show VivaTech, de Meo said “I believe it will really change the experience of owning a vehicle.” Connectivity…
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AMS Osram to Sell Digital Systems Biz to Inventronics
AMS Osram will sell their Digital Systems business in Europe and Asia to Inventronics, a global supplier of LED drivers. Osram will continue to focus on the high-technology semiconductor and automotive and general lamps businesses. The deal is part of Osram’s strategy to focus on core technology areas in illumination; visualisation; and sensing, and to…
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Stellantis Pick Valeo Lidar for L3
Valeo will supply third-generation Scala lidars to enable L3 autonomous driving in Stellantis vehicles starting in 2024. The second-generation Scala system is used in the Mercedes S Class, the first car to win approval for L3 driving on European highways. Most self-driving systems use a combination of radars, cameras and lidar, which has advantages over cameras—faster processing speed, and immunity to…
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New Tech Could Slash Crashes: IIHS
The U.S.-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says new data suggests advanced technologies such as intersection-assistance may be relevant to 650,000 crashes per year and could prevent hundreds of thousands of accidents. “Left turn assist and other, upcoming intersection-assistance technologies could deliver big safety benefits for drivers in their 70s and 80s,” said Aimee Cox,…
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Stellantis to Leave ACEA
Stellantis will leave lobbying group ACEA by the end of the year, and will put on their own annual event to address mobility issues. Stellantis say it’s part of a new approach to addressing issues and challenges of future mobility, including a shift away from traditional lobbying activity. The automaker, with 14 automotive brands, said…
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