I had the pleasure to be invited by Jan Helmig and Jochen Hardt at Covestro HQ located in Chempark, Leverkusen.
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Insight
In-Car Decoration Extends Far Beyond Aesthetics
Car designers have a passion for decoration because it goes beyond aesthetics to create an emotional connection between the driver and the vehicle. Decorative elements make a car feel personal, luxurious, and unique.
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12th IFAL: Key points & the Founder’s View
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.
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Paris Motorshow Part II: Focus on Lamp Activation
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).
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DVN-I at the 90th(!) Paris Mondial
It all began when the automobile had only just been invented. The Exposition Internationale d’Automobiles, held at the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris in 1898, was the very first event in the world devoted to this new mode of transport.
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SIA VISION 2024: Main Takeaways
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.
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DVN-Interior Interview: Novares Plastic
Novares is a French company of plastic experts based in Velizy Villacoublay, near Paris. They design complex components and systems for virtually every automaker in the world, and many tier-1s, and manufacture them with innovative, cutting-edge techniques for greener, lighter-weight cars in pursuit of the CASE megatrends—Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric.
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DVN Interview: Hiroyoshi Ogawa, Nichia President & CEO
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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Are Wider Displays Better?
Ever since the first automotive display—a couple of very small CRTs in the 1976 Aston Martin—the amount of real estate dedicated to displays has grown dramatically. As reported by Reuters, the average size globally of a vehicle’s center display in 2018 was 7.7”, projected to reach 9-10” by 2024. It’s 2024 now, and the average is…10″.
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DVN Field Trip: Lighting Days at EDAG
The EDAG Group, headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, is an independent engineering services provider. Drawing on more than 50 years’ experience, EDAG’s proprietary 360-degree development approach has become a hallmark of quality in the holistic development of vehicles and smart factories.
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