Valeo wins Gold International “Grand Prix” Award for Automotive Innovation at Equip’Auto
Prix Awards for Automotive Innovation ceremony held last night, Valeo won the
Gold award for BeamAtic(R) Premium in the Original Equipment category.
BeamAtic(R) Premium, Valeo’s adaptive front lighting system,
revolutionizes driving in the dark, offering drivers optimal visual comfort
in all driving conditions. The high beam remains switched on all the time but
without dazzling oncoming vehicle drivers.
Using a camera placed behind the rear view mirror, the system detects
another vehicle in the zone of the headlight beam and a mobile shield is then
positioned to mask the part of the beam covering the zone occupied by the
other vehicle. The other driver is therefore not dazzled because as, from his
point of view, the high beam appears as low beam.
Valeo’s BeamAtic(R) Premium system will be launched in its Xenon version
in 2010.
Valeo is an independent industrial Group fully focused on the design,
production and sale of components, integrated systems and modules for cars
and trucks. Valeo ranks among the world’s top automotive suppliers. The Group
has 121 plants, 61 R&D centers, 10 distribution platforms and employs 50,100
people in 27 countries worldwide.
For more information about the Group and its activities, please visit our
web site http://www.valeo.com.
SOURCE Valeo Management Services