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BrightView Expand MLA Manufacturing

BrightView Technologies’ manufacturing and development capabilities have been greatly expanded with a new production line for microlens array (MLA) films at their facility in Durham, North Carolina, USA.The new line, in a class-1000 clean room, increases BrightView’s ability to supply sectors including AR/VR, mobility, advanced displays, and 3D sensing. Built for both high-volume output and…

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12V LED Architecture for EV Lighting

EV manufacturers are adopting a new high-voltage LED architecture, which was first introduced at the 2024 DVN Workshop in Detroit, in a presentation entitled ‘Illuminating the Future of Energy-Efficient Lighting: Acrich and WICOP’, and has since progressed from concept to mass production. It is now powering interior lighting modules for an EV, and was showcased…

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Notes from SAE Lighting Meeting

Much of the discussion at the recent SAE Lighting Systems Group meetings centred around updates to longstanding documents like J583 (front fog lamp), J1383 (headlamps), J573 (non-headlamp light sources), and J576 (plastic materials). While no major technical overhauls were introduced, the committee emphasized aligning these documents with current formatting, improving clarity, and modernizing references. Contributors…

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CAD, AI, Physics Collide in Ansys’ Simulated World

In Ansys’ virtual world simulation, CAD, and artificial intelligence are reshaping how vehicles are conceived, tested, and validated. This transformation was on display at the Ansys Optics & Autonomy Summit, held at the University of Michigan.Digital prototypes can do more than just replicate reality; they can predict it. Design and simulation, once separate silos, are…

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DVN to Co-Host Lighting Session at Equip Auto on 15 October

Equip Auto, one of the major European events for automotive dealers, insurance and fleet personnel, and repair shops is back in Paris for its 50th anniversary. This event will gather more than 100,000 professionals and 1,400 exhibitors.FIEV, the French associations of vehicle equipment producers, contacted DVN to co-organize a session for professionals about vehicle lighting.…

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Renault Talk Repairability at Connect Aftermarket

By Paul-Henri MathaAt the Connect automotive aftermarket conference, Renault Group Global VP of After Sales François Delion described how the after-sales service of a car is taken into account from its design stage. Nearly 500 engineers work on this at the Group, from the design stage of Renault, Alpine, and Dacia models. He said “Repairability…

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‘Emotional Headlight’ on GAC Trumpchi Xiangwang S7

The headlamps on GAC’s Trumpchi Xiangwang S7 are billed by the automaker as ‘AI emotional headlights’. The lamps, made by Hasco Vision, were launched in March.Eight ‘light languages’ are available, and can be customized through OTA upgrades. Via dynamic interactions such as ‘wink’ and ‘welcome lights’, the system creates an exclusive sense of ritual for…

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Mercedes AMG GT XX Concept Has Charge Lamp, ISD

Mercedes’ new AGM GT XX concept bristles with impressive lighting content and a lot of innovations — will they come to the production car? Time will tell!The front lamps are split between the main headlamp housings and smaller housings in the huge grille. According to Mercedes media, exterior sounds come from the lamps.The rear lamp…

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Update: DVN Exterior Display Study (Now With ’25 Shanghai Reveals)

We have updated the DVN study about ISD (interactive social display) with the latest Chinese vehicles released at the Shanghai Auto Show in April. For people who have not yet applied for the study, feel free to contact us or directly buy it here. ISDs are coming to Europe; it’s just a question of time.…

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