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Suppliers race to dominate adaptive front headlamps.(Suppliers)

Automotive News Europe,  December, 2002  by Graham, Alex

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Byline: Alex Graham Automotive News Europe

Hella, Visteon and Valeo are taking different technical approaches as each tries to become Europe's dominant supplier of adaptive front lighting systems.

Adaptive front lighting systems - or swiveling headlamps - automatically turn headlamp beams toward bends in the road for better forward nighttime visibility.

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Swiveling headlamps date to the 1960s when the Citroen DS sedan introduced the concept to the public. The DS used a Valeo-engineered system that mechanically linked a secondary pair of headlamps to the steering rack. But ...

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