In-depth Lighting

Axel Maschka is the executive vice president at Mobis. He graciously shared his thoughts with me:

DVN: Axel, what is your vision about the automotive market?

Axel Maschka: The vision for the global automotive market focuses on sustainability and innovation. In line with this, global players will introduce various technologies and strategies for the future of mobility. Software-defined vehicles, eco-friendly cars, and fully autonomous driving technologies are key elements of the future mobility market.

It was a pleasure to be invited by Dr. Khasha Ghaffarzadeh to give a lecture at Techblick, explaining our DVN vision on smart surfaces for automotive interiors. Techblick gathered more than 650 experts on flexible, additive manufacturing of electronics, printed electronics, and related fields from all business areas— »GAFA » (Google, Apple, Facebook Amazon), aerospace, military, healthcare, research institute, university and automotive sectors—to share their research.

Interior lighting was a bit less in my focus area during the last six years at Volvo Cars; I was focusing on exterior lighting. Previously during my time on the Renault lighting team, I did handle interior lighting. So, is interior lighting part of exterior lighting or part of the interior department at an automaker?

At electronica 2024 in Munich, the international electronics industry demonstrated that digital technologies are the key to achieving a carbon-neutral future. From 12 to 15 November, 3,480 exhibitors presented their innovations across the entire spectrum of electronics to about 80,000 visitors in 18 exhibition halls at the International Congress Center Messe München. 

I had the pleasure to be invited by Jan Helmig and Jochen Hardt at Covestro HQ located in Chempark, Leverkusen.

The heart and soul and clear focus of IFAL is science. The majority of the presentations were scientific. Many young scientists took the opportunity to present their results and findings. A nice marketplace for fresh talent.

I took time to check lamp activation on a variety of cars, to see if they comply with UN R48 Series 07, the new Series 08 (mandatory for new vehicle types from January 2023 and all types from September 2027), or the newest Series 09 amendments (mandatory for new types from September 2027 and all types from September 2030).

More than 500 persons gathered in Paris La Villette on 16-17 October for SIA VISION, the biennial symposium organized by SIA (Société des Ingénieurs Automobiles, the French SAE), including 41 exhibitors and more than 120 different companies, to talk about lighting and ADAS.

DVN’s Paul-Henri Matha: Ogawa-san, It is a pleasure to meet you in person. I am grateful for this opportunity. Please tell us about yourself and your involvement with Nichia.

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