First Launch for Valeo's BeamAtic(R) Premium Lighting System With Volkswagen

By Valeo, PRNE
Thursday, September 30, 2010

PARIS, October 1, 2010 - 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

www.valeo.com.

For additional information, please contact: Sylvie Delion, Product Media Relations, Tel.: +33-1-40-55-20-96.

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