IAA 2017-Frankfurt Show
This, DVN’s 119th report, is a close look at the new and notable lights and driver-assist features at the 2017 IAA Frankfurt motor show, to the near-total exclusion of other…
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2017 Israel Start-up Ecosystem
In recent years, Israel has entered a new era in which over 1,500 new hi-tech companies are established annually and the development of countless new and breakthrough technologies creates a…
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Interior lighting report
Growing interest and demand for innovative interior lighting is driven perhaps mostly by European carmakers, but also by American and Asian car manufacturers as fast followers. Meanwhile, all carmakers have…
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2017 DVN Shanghai Workshop
The four parts of this report are: 1. Summary and analysis of most of the 25 lectures including six from automakers and seven from lighting tier-1s. Overspanning highlights:• Digital manipulation…
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2017 Shanghai Auto Show
The Shanghai Auto Exposition is a massive affair with approximately 100,000 people attending daily. It is estimated that the 2017 visitor register will top 1 million mark during the nine-day…
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Lighting and Thermal Simulation Tools
This report presents an update on the evolution of lighting simulation tools and techniques developed by tier-1 and -2 automotive lighting companies (and by one automaker). The proliferation of complex,…
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2017 US DVN Workshop Report
The 2017 DVN US Workshop in Rochester was our 15th Workshop overall, our forth in North America, and a smashing success. 275 attendees, 25% more than the last US workshop,…
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NAIAS 2017
The Detroit auto show has skidded quite a ways downward from its heights in the 1950s and ’60s when it seemed everyone in the world wanted an American car (and…
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The American Makers in the USA Lighting Industry
The vehicle lighting industry in the United States was long a sleepy backwater, turning out heavily cost-prioritised commodity lamps in accord with the demands of the American auto industry. As…
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2016 VISION CONGRESS
The VISION 2016 Congress and Expo was bigger than ever before: nearly 600 people attended. This year a new venue replaced the redoubtable Versailles location—the Cité des Sciences, right in…
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