Marelli Automotive Lighting

This compact, efficient, and affordable, high-resolution projection module is based on ams OSRAM’s EVIYOS® 2.0 light source, with around 20,000 pixels per lamp. It is already in series production. This digital lighting solution can selectively illuminate the road ahead to maximize the driver’s view in high-beam mode without creating the glare typically experienced by other road users. The individually controllable LEDs with a pixel pitch of 40 µm can also project high-resolution images on to the road surface, for instance to display warning symbols to the driver or other road users, or to guide the driver past obstacles.

Marelli, together with ams OSRAM launches a ground-breaking innovation in automotive front lighting, introducing the h-Digi® microLED module, which is now in series production. This digital lighting solution, based on a new type of intelligent multipixel LED, enables fully adaptive, dynamic headlight operation and image projection, while being an affordable technology, available for a wider range of vehicles.

The new high-resolution module h-Digi® microLED is based on a matrix illumination system – featuring around 40,000 LED pixels (20,000 per lamp). This intelligent solution manages the LEDs selectively to create very flexible low-beam and high-beam light distributions, adapting to various driving situations: Town, Country, Motorway or Adverse weather light options can be realized. It also provides dynamic curve light and very precise glare-free high beam block out zones, to avoid blinding oncoming drivers. Furthermore, in terms of safety, the Marelli h-Digi® microLED can project warnings or driver assistance images on the road, directly in the driver’s field of view. Other advantages include the extremely compact design and high energy efficiency.

The Marelli microLED system is based on ams OSRAM’s light source EVIYOS® 2.0. Its combination with a special optical lens system and a new electronic control engineered by Marelli’s Automotive Lighting & Sensing division, enables the enhanced level of adaptability of the illumination field. This is the first time that LEDs with a size of 40 µm x 40 µm are introduced as pixel elements in vehicle headlamps. With EVIYOS® 2.0, ams OSRAM made this technology available for the automotive use, which was a decisive factor for the Marelli-ams OSRAM partnership in this project.

With pixels smaller than 0,1 degree, the resolution of this illumination matrix system is 10 times more precise than conventional LED glare-free high beam systems, which are currently on the road. Two micro-LED options are available: an aspect ratio of 1:4, resulting in 25,600 pixels, or an aspect ratio of 1:3, providing 19,200 pixels per lamp.

Didier Thalgott, Senior VP at Marelli’s Automotive Lighting & Sensing division, said: “ams OSRAM and Marelli are cooperating to transform the future of automotive front lighting. The h-Digi® microLED platform module, based on the ams OSRAM EVIYOS® 2.0, enables us to develop solutions for global carmakers providing more safety and comfort for drivers at night. In addition, thanks to its compactness, improved power consumption and affordable pricing, the system opens doors to applying the technology also in mid-level car segments. With h-Digi® microLED, Marelli is driving the next generation of digital vehicle lighting.”

Wolfgang Lex, Senior Vice President Automotive at ams OSRAM, said: ”High-resolution adaptive forward lighting is set to become the next big differentiator for vehicles from the world’s premium brands. EVIYOS® 2.0 is the enabler of the most precisely controllable forward lighting systems, and is a major new value creator for the automotive industry. We are excited to be working with Marelli to co-create the future of automotive mobility and enhance the driver safety and experience.”

The h-Digi® microLED is Marelli’s second generation of high-resolution projection systems. It follows the path kicked-off with the h-Digi®, the worldwide first headlamp with a high-definition projector introduced by Marelli in 2018, which was based on digital micro-mirror (DMD) technology, in series production for premium OEMs.

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Marelli will be the exclusive race control technology sponsor of Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC). The IAC is a series of competitions among full-scale autonomous racecars, driven by software programmed by top engineering and technology university teams from around the world, that compete on iconic tracks. Marelli technology will allow IAC to develop a highly automated race control system that can marshal our university teams AI drivers.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 12, 2023 -- Marelli today announced that it will be the exclusive race control technology sponsor of the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC). A technical partnership for connectivity solutions has been signed, based on which Marelli will supply, to all IAC fully autonomous racecars, technologies to ensure vehicle connection, race control, and data analysis and will also provide technical support. The announcement is made on the eve of the next IAC exhibition, that will be held at the Monza F1 circuit during the Milan Monza Motor Show (MIMO) which will run from 16 to 18 June.

The IAC is a series of competitions among full-scale autonomous racecars, driven by software programmed by top engineering and technology university teams from around the world, that compete on iconic tracks. A primary goal of the IAC is to advance technology for fully autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).

As a global supplier of automotive technologies and a telemetry leader in motorsport, Marelli will provide essential technologies to all competing racecars through one of its advanced connectivity systems, the Smart Antenna LTE. This compact device, installed on the vehicles, ensures reliable and high-quality communication between autonomous cars and control systems, leveraging the public mobile network provided by a global telecommunications operator.

Marelli has also developed for the IAC an innovative race control software for monitoring and managing the races. The system enables precise supervision of autonomous racecars during competitions, ensuring maximum safety and performance optimization.

Furthermore, Marelli will provide the comprehensive WinTAX data analysis system package, offering essential support for interpreting and processing data collected during the races. This will enable participating universities to gain valuable insights into the performance of autonomous cars and continuously improve their driving algorithms.

The company will offer specialized training sessions to university teams for a full understanding of the features and potential of Marelli systems for the IAC. A highly qualified technical support team will also be available to address any needs and assist the IAC throughout the development and racing process.

As part of the agreement, Marelli’s logo will be featured on the livery of all vehicles participating in the IAC competitions.

“We are thrilled to apply our expertise in telemetry to the innovative front of autonomous racing vehicles” – said Riccardo De Filippi, Head of Marelli Motorsport – “We have a long tradition in supplying connectivity technologies for the main motorsport championships worldwide and are always willing to push innovation ahead with solutions that combine performance and safety. Therefore, we immediately recognized the potential of this partnership as a fertile environment for technological development.”

“With a track record of innovation and excellence, Marelli is exactly the kind of partner we need and want as our exclusive race control technology provider,” said Paul Mitchell, president, Indy Autonomous Challenge. “Marelli technology will allow IAC to develop a highly automated race control system that can marshal our university teams AI drivers. This level of real-time communication and automated instructions between race control and racecars will be a first of its kind and will demonstrate an extra level of safety for AV and ADAS systems.” We are excited to have Marelli onboard to help us push the limits of autonomous driving.”

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Today we introduce the new Marelli Sustainability Report 2022.

Under the theme "Where innovation meets sustainability", this fourth edition of our Sustainability Report marks an important milestone in our sustainability journey.

It tells our progress over the last year in establishing our ESG governance across the company, shares some of our Sustainability targets to be delivered by the end of 2025 and captures Marelli’s sustainability achievements in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

It also shows how we reviewed and updated our materiality matrix to align with the highest ESG market standards and shares our goals for carbon neutrality over the next years.

You can download the sustainability report from https://www.marelli.com/powering-sustainable-progress/

Marelli demonstrated its latest innovations at Auto Shanghai 2023, the prominent automotive exhibition held from April 18-27 2023, at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center. Within its booth – located in Hall 1.2H, Stand 1BF015 – the company offered an interactive and engaging experience, themed around the concept “Co-Create What’s Next”, aimed at co-creating the future of mobility with customers and technology partners.

Customers visiting Marelli’s booth will had the opportunity to define their brand’s personality by configuring their own vehicle, choosing from a curated selection of lighting, sensing, electronics, and interior options featured in Marelli’s Digital Design Studio. Marelli also presented products that drive vehicle personality and performance, including those most relevant for the Chinese market.

In the domain of vehicle personality, Marelli showcased its automotive lighting and sensing technologies, that allow 360° illumination around the car and expand safety, communication, and branding functionalities beyond the vehicle. Perfect examples are Near-Field Ground Projection - which allows for welcome, safety and communication messages to be displayed on the ground surrounding the vehicle - and illuminated front panels, which integrate lighting systems and sensors, and can display or project messages and customized illuminated elements with animation diversification enabled by software.

Marelli also premiered its In-Cabin Advanced Technology Showcase, a physical representation of a vehicle interior that highlights Marelli’s latest innovations in computational hardware, software, exciting user interfaces, and infrastructure. As choices in terms of materials become increasingly important for the cabin of the future, Marelli offers visitors a tactile “touch & feel” experience with its material collection, displaying sustainable, eco-friendly, and translucent backlit materials that influence vehicle personality.

Among the technologies driving vehicle performance is Marelli’s electromechanical actuator, known as Full Active Electro mechanic technology, which provides the best damping and self-generated reactive force to minimize roll, pitch, yaw, and vibration, allowing new suspension architectures for the carmaker. Other chassis solutions include the Semiactive Twin valve system that provides a wider range of tunability independently in rebound and compression to the customer, with a very quick response time.

Catering to the needs of e-mobility, Marelli showcased its wireless Battery Management System (wBMS), that reduces wiring harnesses by 90%, and its high voltage eAxle solutions, with a twin design integrating two independent electric machines powered by two independent Silicon Carbide inverters, able to work over 900V. Its very compact and lightweight design ensures best-in-class power density while enabling advanced functions such as torque vectoring and boost charging.

For traditional powertrains, Marelli offers an integrated multi-domain controller for powertrain and vehicle control, which manages propulsion, improved torque coordination, and thermal management, as well as vertical and longitudinal dynamics: this allows for a simpler vehicle architecture and fewer control units, resulting in lower weight and emissions.

Finally, to help OEMs meet emissions legislation, Marelli is highlighting the Burner Active Catalyst Heating System, for gasoline and diesel engines, that allows for lower fuel consumption with no effect on engine power output, significant emissions reductions (e.g.: CO, HC, NOx) and a 50% reduction in catalyst warm-up time, with the ability to start in all conditions and at very low temperatures.

Marelli has a local footprint of 22 production facilities, eight R&D centers and nine joint ventures with local partners in China. The company combines innovation, quality and R&D capabilities in the Country, to work hand in hand with local customers and partners and to shape cutting-edge solutions for China needs, that will be key to foster the company’s growth locally and globally.

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Marelli is one of the world’s leading global independent suppliers to the automotive sector. With a strong and established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence, our mission is to transform the future of mobility through working with customers and partners to create a safer, greener, and better-connected world.

With around 50,000 employees worldwide, the Marelli footprint includes 170 facilities and R&D centers across Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Africa.