“Our technology gives tremendous opportunities for the OEMs to design lighting functions with style and low weight.”
Renens, November, 17th 2020: Dr. Yann Tissot CEO of L.E.S.S. SA, was interviewed by Arti Anand, Senior Research Analyst at IHS Markit, to discuss its unique nano-active fiber technology and the company’s offerings for the automotive market.
Below an extract from the interview:
What are L.E.S.S.’s offerings for the automotive industry and where do you see the benefits of your products?
L.E.S.S. developed a novel lighting technology based on our proprietary nano-active fiber that enables the manufacturing of innovative automotive lighting with almost unlimited design options, low weight, and optimized power consumption. Our customers can integrate and reshape signal lightings on the side, on the back and on the front of the car with a high degree of freedom in terms of intensity, uniformity, and precision.
We see many startups in the automotive industry in the areas of sensors, software, electronics, but lighting in general does not have many startups. How does L.E.S.S. position itself in the field?
In the lighting field, many actors need to be federated together around the OEMs in order to make an innovation a success. This long and heavy process is challenging for startups that need to develop a long-term view and financial health. Fortunately, being already profitable in another market (inspection lighting) allowed us to position ourselves as a fast-growing tier 2 with a solid history and a bright future. We took [the] benefit from this situation to build strong customer relationships with both tier-1 suppliers and OEMs and are structuring our company around the automotive operations so that we can deliver in quality, value, and time.
For the full interview and more about L.E.S.S.’s offerings for the automotive industry, click here.
