Lighting
Porsche Cayenne by Night: Impressive MicroLED Tech!
More than 5,000 engineers are based at the Porsche R&D Centre in Weissach, including the lighting team. Most of our visit was in the lichtkanal, the 100- by 15-metre light tunnel. Directly adjacent to the design studio, it’s been in service for 15 months now. A photogoniometer is installed on the mezzanine to avoid disturbing…
WP.29 192nd Session: Short Report from GTB
By Valter Genone, GTB President WP.29 held its 192nd session in Geneva from 5 to 8 March, and important lighting issues were on the docket. The most interesting item for DVN is the final approval of the 09 Series of amendments to UN Regulation № 48 (Installation of Lighting and Light Signalling Devices on Vehicles).…
New Dodge Charger
The frontal design of the new Dodge Charger is a modern version of the original 1966 Charger also shown here: a full-width grille area with hidden headlamps. This time, though, there’s no actual grille, for there’s no engine to cool; the new car is electric. Also, the 1966 Charger had a pair of round sealed-beam…
Lynk 07 EM-P Launches in China
Lynk & Co launched their 07 EM-P sedan. It’s about the size of a Toyota Camry: 4,827L × 1,900W × 1,480H mm, with a 2,843-mm wheelbase.The new model uses a 1.5T EM-P plug-in hybrid system, and is built on the CMA Evo platform—a development of the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform developed by CEVT of Sweden. The…
Rivian R2, R3 Revealed
By Paul-Henri Matha Everybody was waiting for the reveal of the R2 on 7March, but Rivian decided to reveal also their new baby, the R3. The R2 is similar to the R1, but smaller; it is 4.71 m long compared to the R1’s 5.1m. The design is really similar, you need to be a specialist…
Valeo’s ’23 Sales Goals Met
Valeo’s turnover grew at the same rate as global automotive production, reaching €22bn. The Visibility Systems Business Group, at €5.54bn, performed in line with automotive production.Operating margin improved; after falling to 1.7 per cent in 2021, it continues its recovery to 3.8 per cent. The objective by 2025 is to increase operating profit and cash…
Apple Cancel EV, Abandon µLED Development
Apple are cancelling their decade-long effort to build an electric car, according to sources with knowledge of the matter (who asked not to be identified because the announcement wasn’t public). COO Jeff Williams and EV VP Kevin Lynch made the disclosure internally last week, surprising the nearly 2,000 employees working on the project. The two…
ADI, BMW in Car Ethernet Pact
Analog Devices and the BMW Group have announced an early adoption of E2B, ADI’s 10base-T1S Ethernet to the Edge bus technology within the automotive industry. Automotive Ethernet connectivity is a key enabler of new, zonal architectures in automotive design, and supports automotive megatrends such as software-defined vehicles. BMW plan to leverage E2B for their ambient…
Hesai Lidar for Li Mega
Li Auto recently launched the Mega, their first high-voltage BEV. The multipurpose vehicle is equipped with Hesai Technology’s ultra-high-definition long-range AT128 lidar, which allows for a full suite of intelligent driving capabilities. Li Auto’s L8 and L7 Pro models will also feature Hesai lidar as a standard configuration with an urban navigation on autopilot (NOA)…