Lighting in automotive has come a long way. The earliest versions used candles, followed by fuel-based approaches burning carbide or oil from the late 1880s. The first electric lights were introduced in 1908 but were not at all common until the 1920s. However, once introduced, they quickly became the most noticeable form of “electrification” in automobiles, maybe only second to today’s full EVs and hybrid vehicles. Optics already played a role in the early beginning…
New technologies, new application requirements, and new market segments are challenging every automotive vision program to consider and balance performance vs. cost, glass vs. hybrid, and off-the-shelf vs. custom design. Taking a platform approach at the lens component level can deliver quality optics in support of faster innovation cycles, increased manufacturability, and optimized lifetime cost and reliability at the system level.Before we answer, how Sunex arrived at the concept of an Automotive Digital Imaging Optics…
