New lane-change alert on BMW 7er
The 2009 BMW 7 series will come equipped with a lane-change warning system from automotive lighting and electronics supplier Hella.
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More New Driver Assistance on BMW 7er
Continental have announced their driver assistance systems, incorporating an innovative single multi-functional HDR-CMOS camera, are ready for installation in vehicles.
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2-G Night Vision on BMW 7 Series
A second-generation night vision system will boast the world’s first advanced pedestrian detection capability, Autoliv have announced.
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Free Light checks in Germany
During October, most garages and car dealers in Germany offer free of charge light checks. Motorist may drop in and get the lighting system checked for function and performance.
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HID Lights Still Not Seen as Safety Device
Car buyers and dealers are still not aware of the improvements in vehicle safety by dint of innovative automotive headlights, according to a survey of car buyers and dealers in Germany,
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HID Lights Offer Best Visibility In All Conditions
Valeo are promoting safer roads by means of with Xenon lighting, the only technology currently available capable of improving night vision on a very wide range of vehicles.
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High benefit of headlamp levelling in US
At VISION congress, one particularly thought-provoking paper came from the U.S., where despite high-volume glare complaints to the government, levelling systems are not required and aim is not checked periodically.
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Upcoming Driving Vision News for You:
Couldn’t get away to attend DELRIS, Automechanika, Paris Mondial, or VISION? Don’t fret, Driving Vision News brings these events to you with interviews and product analyses. Here’s a sample schedule of what we’re working on presenting to you:
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October 21, 2008: Interview with Laurent Serezat, the Lighting and ADAS Innovation project manager (DRIA) at PSA, Peugeot Citroen.
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October 28, 2008: Volvo X60 Rear light analysis. The rear light presents a style using a new optical surface, MicoOptics, that spreads light uniformly. The light from just a few LEDs can be evenly spread across a very large area, such as rear lighting.
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November 4, 2008: Interview of J.P.Charret, the R&D director of Valeo Lighting Systems.
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November 11, 2008: Volvo X60 Front light analysis. 3 distinct parts are analysed, the headlamp, the separated position light and the foglamp with some interesting innovations
We are preparing interesting interviews with Renault, Mercedes and Koito to be published this year, and we’ll be analysing products from Visteon, Hella and Koito — watch for details.
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160k Visitors to Automechanika
Hella were the one big lighting exhibitor with a very wide show room. They presented all their range of products including all the functions, fog lights, auxiliary high beams, work lights, DRL and all the technologies Halogen, Xenon and LED.
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Vibratory Warning Better Than Audio
Alerts of driver assistance systems through vibrations in the steering wheel can be beneficial over acoustic warnings, for audio warnings are often ignored, says Dr. Mark Vollrath, Professor at the Technical University of Braunschweig (Germany).
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