PARIS, October 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeo equips the
new Volkswagen Phaeton with its revolutionary BeamAtic(R) Premium
adaptive lighting system.
While high beam headlamps light the road more effectively than
low beams, they must give way to low beams quickly as soon as
another vehicle approaches. With the new BeamAtic(R) Premium
automatic adaptive lighting system, maximum light is maintained
everywhere except in the zone where the other vehicle is located.
Visibility is therefore comparable to high beam, and other drivers
are not dazzled. Automatic switching between high and low beams
also improves driving comfort and safety.
In high beam mode, each of the headlamps generates a cone of
light which lights up the entire road. When passing or overtaking
another vehicle, the latter is detected and located by a camera
equipped with powerful image processing software. The system then
uses a mobile shield to block out the part of the beam occupied by
the other vehicle, and tracks its trajectory. The vehicle passed or
overtaken is therefore no longer in the light, and its driver is
never dazzled, because from their viewpoint the BeamAtic(R) Premium
lights look just like low beams. For the user, however, the road
appears to be fully illuminated, as it would be with high beam
headlamps.
Valeo is an independent industrial Group fully focused on the
design, production and sale of components, integrated systems and
modules for the automotive industry, mainly for CO2 emissions
reduction. Valeo ranks among the world's top automotive suppliers.
The Group has 117 plants, 21 Research centers, 40 Development
centers, 10 distribution platforms and employs 56,000 people in 27
countries worldwide.
For more information about the Valeo Group and its activities,
please visit our web site
http://www.valeo.com.