Solutions for Safety Improvement of Automotive Lighting in ChinaDr. phil. nat. Rainer Neumann Varroc Lighting Systems VP Global Technology Kerpen Germany rneuman8@varroclighting.com
Abstract—TrafficinChinahasdrasticallyincreasedinthelast ten years. Due to the adoptedinfrastructure the fatalitiesin trafficcould be reduced in this period from app. 100 000peopleper year toapp. 60 000 in 2012[1].
Neverthelessstillahighnumber.NighttimeDrivingandtheproperlightingequipmentcancontributetoimprovevisibilityand detection range for road users and thus reducingtraffic accidents and fatalities. Thepaper describes safety benefitsby meansofadvancedlightingtechnologyforheadlampsandrear lamps. Not only thehigh end premium solutions (e.g. LED Matrix Beam) could help to improvesafety but also moresimpleinnovations, which also can be introducedin smaller vehiclescan resultinabettervisibilitycondition.Someexampleslikestaticbending/cornering,daytimerunninglights(DRL),andGlareFree High Beam will be presented. For the furthergrowing Chinesemarketagoodopportunitytocombinesafetyatnighttime driving with the generally requestedattractive designof lamps.
Keywords-component;Automotive Lighting Safety ;LED Technology;LightPerformance
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