Intelligent lighting for trucks

By Colin Windell

 

 

The ramp up to the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover from September 20 has begun with lighting and electronics specialist Hella announcing it will present intelligent lighting and electronics solutions for trucks, trailers and busses at the show.

Products for improving safety on the road and solutions for an individual vehicle design will be at the center of the presentation. Hella will also provide an insight into the future of mobility by exhibiting prototypes.

Increasing safety for professional truckers and other road users is the top priority for manufacturers of commercial vehicles and Hella offers a matching product portfolio for this purpose.

Hella Visiotech projection technology is one example, as it allows communicating via light to optically warn other vehicles and pedestrians or to mark out certain work areas. This will now be presented at the IAA Commercial Vehicles. Hella additionally offers blinking side marker lights for trailers with which to implement the current ECE R48 regulation.

Reversing lights must be resistant against water, salt and gravel throw and the company is introducing new reversing and work lights with a plastic housing that fully protects them against corrosion – preventing work light failures.

The glare-free illumination option Zeroglare also provides more work safety, while warning lights, such as the K-LED Blizzard, result in greater attention during loading and unloading while marking heavy-duty transport.

The stand will allow experiencing the entire Hella electronics portfolio for trucks and busses in 3D, made possible by the interactive presentation in the so-called Holobox. Here, interested visitors can study products such as accelerator pedal sensors, turning angle and rain/light sensors as well as actuators while retrieving relevant information and watching videos.

The topic of individualisation is a driving factor not just in the automotive industry. Manufacturers of commercial vehicles are also seeking opportunities of giving a unique appearance to trucks, trailers and busses. Hella will illustrate how to create an individual lighting signature – be it with customer-specific solutions or with the modular Shapeline lamp series.