Valeo developing LED car headlights

[PhotonBoy]

http://compoundsemiconductor.net/articles/news/7/9/17/1

Valeo, a major automotive supplier, has announced that it is developing bright white LED-based lights for a wide range of front lighting applications.

The company announced at the recent Frankfurt motor show that its LED-based front lighting products could be in series production in three years.

The company’s chairman and CEO, Thierry Morin, said that Valeo has proven design and development expertise for LED technology for rear lighting applications such as rear combination lamps and center-high-mounted stop lights.

"Valeo is now extending this technology to front lighting functions,” said Morin. “These have the potential to achieve significant performance benefits, especially for adaptive lighting functions, as well as highly desired styling flexibility which will differentiate new top-end models by creating distinctive signatures.”