We are Sylux, focused on advancing perception and safety intelligence in transportation.

Sylux, Powered by Compal, builds on more than 40 years of engineering and manufacturing heritage, bringing scale, rigor and reliability into the world of next generation vehicle safety. Our work focuses on infrared and AI-powered perception systems that enhance vehicle awareness when visibility is compromised. We work closely with OEMs and industry partners to integrate seamlessly into existing architectures, supporting development, validation, and readiness for emerging safety standards such as NHTSA, Global NCAP, IIHS, UNECE. With engineering teams across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, we support global deployment programs and deliver solutions that strengthen existing platforms, enabling safer mobility worldwide.

Our Mission: To provide quality safety systems to the transportation market, reducing accidents and saving lives.

The road ahead requires more than traditional vision. Sylux extends vehicle perception through infrared sensing and AI, helping vehicles respond earlier and supporting safer mobility within existing architectures and emerging safety standards.

Our Vision: To become the leading automotive Tier 1 innovator providing cost effective lifesaving safety systems.

Sylux envisions a world where every vehicle can see beyond human limitations, delivering reliable awareness in all conditions to protect the people who share the road. Our aim is to make advanced safety universal, bringing safer mobility from vision to reality.

We Value: Fostering collaborative innovation, appreciating, and respecting the diversity of our global community.

Mobility moves with us before it moves on wheels, shaped by the people who design, build, test, and experience it every day. Sylux brings global automotive perspectives together across regions and disciplines to deliver technologies that serve and protect the communities who depend on safe, intelligent mobility.

Our history began with a vision for safer roads.

  • Our FoundationSylux builds on infrared technologies first developed for defense applications in the 1980s. That early expertise supported the first production automotive night vision system in 2000, establishing a technical foundation that has continued to evolve for more than four decades.
  • Our BackgroundTo carry that legacy forward, we brought together the industry’s most experienced professionals, with more than 40 years of hands-on innovation in hardware design, electronics, perception, and functional safety. Supported by Compal's decades of high-volume electronics and imaging expertise, the team focused on a clear challenge in modern ADAS: maintaining reliable classification in low light and reduced visibility conditions, when pedestrians and other vulnerable road users are most difficult to see.
  • Our Work TodayToday, we develop compact infrared cameras and AI perception software engineered for seamless integration into current vehicle platforms. Our technology enhances awareness in conditions where conventional sensors reach their limits, supporting development, validation, and alignment with emerging safety requirements such as FMVSS 127 and global NCAP standards. Through engineering teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia, we collaborate with global automakers to deliver perception solutions that scale across platforms and enable safer mobility worldwide.

Our Leadership: Guided by pioneers in intelligent sensing.

Richard Seoane

Chief Executive Officer

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Richard Seoane is a visionary executive and global leader in vehicle safety, infrared perception, and next-generation automotive sensing technologies. With more than 31 years of automotive industry experience and 33 years in infrared technology, Richard is recognized for bridging advanced engineering with strategic business execution while building and leading cross-regional organizations responsible for bringing breakthrough safety innovations from early concept through global deployment.

Over the course of his career, Richard helped pioneer the world’s first production infrared vision system, helping shape the evolution of thermal imaging and perception technologies within the automotive industry. He has successfully guided multiple OEM programs through architecture development, validation, launch, and international commercialization, with expertise spanning infrared hardware, perception systems, vehicle integration, regulatory strategy, and global business operations.

Richard has held numerous executive leadership roles throughout his career, including Vice President of Global Operations, Vice President of Business Development, and Director of Global Innovation. He has worked extensively with leading global automotive manufacturers including General Motors, Stellantis, Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Ford, Volkswagen Group, Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Volvo, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Hyundai-Kia Motor Company (HKMC), Geely, BYD, and Jaguar Land Rover, among others.

As CEO of Sylux, Richard leads the company’s global business unit and long-term strategic vision, overseeing the development of scalable infrared sensing and perception platforms designed to advance vehicle safety, driver awareness, and intelligent mobility. Under his leadership, Sylux continues to position itself at the forefront of automotive infrared innovation, aligning emerging technologies with evolving global safety initiatives and regulatory standards including FMVSS 127 and Global NCAP.

Richard is also an inventor and patent holder in advanced vehicle sensing technologies. His patent, “Vehicle Elevated Body Temperature Identification” (U.S. Patent No. 11,885,687), introduces a non-contact thermal detection system utilizing thermography and intelligent imaging analysis to identify elevated body temperature within vehicle passenger cabins. The patent was granted on January 30, 2024, and assigned to VEONEER US, LLC.

In addition to his executive leadership, Richard is a recognized industry speaker and thought leader, presenting at major international conferences and forums including AutoSens USA and Europe, Driving Vision News (DVN) USA and Europe, Automotive World Japan, and ASC Florida.

Richard is widely respected for his ability to unite technical innovation, operational execution, and international business strategy to accelerate adoption of advanced safety technologies across global automotive markets. His leadership philosophy centers on transforming emerging technologies into commercially viable, production-ready solutions that improve roadway safety and help shape the future of intelligent transportation.

Stuart Klapper

VP Business Development

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With more than four decades in thermal sensing, Stuart Klapper is recognized globally for driving major advancements in automotive infrared systems and perception technologies. He led the first production infrared system to the automotive market and has since overseen multiple safety and ADAS programs from concept through launch. At Sylux, he leads global business development and OEM engagement, expanding industry relationships, fostering alignment across partners, and shaping programs that support long-term customer success.

Alex Kormos

Chief Technology Officer

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Alex has led advancements in infrared sensing for more than three decades, with multiple patents in infrared systems for aerospace, security, and automotive applications. His recent work has centered on hardware and product development for ADAS and autonomous platforms, with expertise in infrared sensing, optical integration, and system architecture for Tier-1 suppliers. At Sylux, he contributes to the design, optimization, and integration of infrared hardware across the CDAT™ and ITS platforms, ensuring reliable performance in reduced visibility environments.

Clay Tseng

Senior Software Director

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Clay leads AI and perception development for Sylux’s global automotive programs, supporting software integration across the U.S., Europe, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. He has more than a decade of experience in ADAS and autonomous systems, with work spanning lane keeping, adaptive cruise, emergency braking, highway assist, and traffic jam assist. His background includes research roles at Academia Sinica, contributions to autonomous vehicle projects at Carnegie Mellon University, and senior ADAS engineering positions in Asia. At Sylux, he advances infrared perception within the CDAT™ and ITS software platforms.

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