LED Lamps Adapt to Weather Conditions

New Intelligent AFL (Adaptive Forward Lighting) system debut on the Opel (Vauxhall in the UK) Insignia in summer 2008 with LED daytime running lamps.

The headlights sense where light is needed most and change their pattern to suit the location, speed of the vehicle and the weather conditions.

9 lighting functions
- Adverse Weather Light
- Pedestrian Area Light
- Town Light
- Country Road Light
- Highway Light
- Static Cornering Light
- Dynamic Curve Light
- High Beam Light
- High Beam Light Assistant

For further information on the lighting functions please take a look at this document
www.gmeurope.info/insignia/downloads/opel/en/doc/EN_01_Lighting_Summary.doc

Adaptive light during night (47 sec)

LED Signature/Dynamic Headlight (16 sec)
www.vauxhall.co.uk

Explained version of Opels AFL on youtube (3:44 min)

There is around 33 percent less traffic on the roads at night, the risk of fatal accidents in twilight or darkness is twice as high as during the day.

Flexible, Adaptive and Adjustable GINA

Funny, they always talk about aerodynamics and aesthetics but not about safety...

GINA (Geometry and Functions In “N” Adaptions)
Does a car roof really have to rest on pillars and be bordered by windows?
Do all functions have to be visible at all times, even when they are not needed?
How many personalization options does my car offer?
Are there any possible alternatives to the rigid body shell made of steel or plastic?

GINA has dispensed with the usual body elements found on production vehicles such as front apron, bonnet, side panels, doors, wheel arches, roof, trunk lid and rear deck. The car’s front and sides, including the doors, create one single uninterrupted, seamless whole that converges to form an optical as well as a structural unit.
The moveable metal structure can be moved by means of electro and electro-hydraulic controls and this will also change the shape of the outer skin, allowing for functional transformations.
www.carbodydesign.com
making of with lots of pictures
www.carbodydesign.com