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By Eric Blusseau, DVN Regulation expertGRE, the Working Party on Lighting and Light-Signaling, is the subsidiary body of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) which prepares regulatory proposals on active safety, specifically regarding vehicle lighting. The group of over 80 experts convene officially twice a year, and assigns working groups with specific problems…
By Paul-Henri MathaHyundai have just revealed three cars at the Seoul motor show, and I have been spending time analyzing the lamp designs.First is the second-generation Nexo. Its daytime running lights seem to be in the bumper with a 4-square arrangement, fulfilling the 25-cm2 requirement.Low beam is done by two slim projectors with height less…
After we published our DS Studio article this past February, we received more information about the № 8’s front lighting systems.The headlamps, developed by Mind, comprise three modules with narrow configuration including AFS modes: bending light, digital left/right-hand traffic configuration, low beam booster, ADB, and high beam booster. All of them are outlined by eight…
Refond have just released their new Cyan Blue-Green LED, designed for future possible autonomous driving signal lights.Two solutions are proposed—round or rectangular—with chip-level and phosphor conversion solutions. The chip-level solution has small colour shift for thermal stability and good life performance, with a more bluish colour. The phosphor-converted solution offers better colour adjustment and usage…
The SAE Lighting Systems Group held their Spring standards-development meetings on 31 March to 3 April in Savannah, Georgia, USA.A featured event was the North American vehicle lighting expert group’s first-ever glare forum. Panellist speakers included Transport Canada Senior Regulatory Development Engineer Marie Williams-Davignon; renowned lighting researcher John Bullough of the Icahn School of Medicine…
Tesla just informed about it 2025 Spring release with introduction of ADB in USA and Canada, based on FMVSS108 ADB specification.According to Tesla, “If your vehicle has the necessary hardware, you will see the setting under Controls > Lights > Adaptive Headlights”. It seems to be available on Model 3, S, X and Y with…
Hesai Group have been named the top automotive lidar company by market share for the fourth consecutive year by Yole Group, whose report highlights Hesai’s continued leadership in the global lidar industry. Points of emphasis include the supplier’s market-leading revenue share, and their dominant presence across both ADAS-enabled passenger cars and robotaxis. This leadership position…
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