Editorial

Two weeks ago, just after the GRE 90th session meetings, Wolfgang Huhn wrote an editorial summarising two informal documents from FIA about glare (GRE 90-20 and GRE 90-40). We received…

At DVN we tend to focus primarily on innovations in light sources, semiconductors, and optical technique. But there’s constant innovation in every part of the vehicle lighting value chain, all…

The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) is one of the world’s largest non-profit consumer organizations, with over 80 million members across 242 clubs in 147 countries. FIA is huge and…

We have just released our detailed Beijing Autoshow report about the new vehicles presented last week. This event was the biggest event of 2024 for our automotive industry, with all…

Lighting is indubitably a key styling element. Most automakers at the Beijing auto show presented new vehicles with lit logos, grilles, and bumpers. Opel, Mercedes, Audi (in China particularly), Nissan,…

Next week, the biggest automotive event in China starts: the Beijing auto show. In your DVNewsletter this week, we present some of the new products to be showcased there—like the…

I spent the whole of last week in the States to meet with DVN members, and immerse myself in the trends in the North American vehicle lighting market. We estimate…

In this week’s DVNewsletter, we are talking a lot about lighting innovation. Innovation led by design, innovation led by research institutes, and innovation pushed by governments and automakers realized by…

Vehicle electrical architecture is evolving fast. CAN networks were first implemented on the 1986 BMW 850, if I recall correctly—almost 40 years ago. This was needed at that time with…