The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
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Re: The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
#2I wonder when this will begin to be implemented or “turned on“ with vehicles that already have compatible hardware. The article was written in February of this year and to my knowledge my car (2022 Tesla 3) has the hardware but the feature is not enabled. Are any production cars in the US fully using this tech?
Re: The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
#3I really hope this means the cameras/monitors instead of mirror wings get allowed asap.
Re: The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
#4We allow companies like Tesla to jeopardize people's lives while the company beta tests "full self driving" technology, but are scared of allowing proven safe technology like adaptive headlights.
Re: The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
#5If you haven't yet seen the more advanced version of this where the cameras detect rain/snow and don't illuminate it's some god damn magic that makes "barely able to see in a snowstorm" to "there's a snowstorm?"
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#6Does anybody know if these lights detect and "un-bright" for pedestrians and bicyclists? I know many cars automatically turn the brights off at low speeds where you're more likely to see peds and bikes... but as someone who frequently walks and cycles on or along 40+ MPH roads, I worry what will happen to me when these vehicles start to show up.
Re: The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
#7Available in Europe since 2006? Why did it take so long for the US? LED lightbeams are so bright that high beams is almost unbearable for opposing cars.
Re: The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
#8Available in Europe since 2006? Why did it take so long for the US? LED lightbeams are so bright that high beams is almost unbearable for opposing cars.
It seems to have been approved only in 2018 in Canada, so we aren’t much better. It’s also merely an (apparently expensive) option, so we will have to live with careless high beam drivers for a while.
Re: The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
#9If you haven't yet seen the more advanced version of this where the cameras detect rain/snow and don't illuminate it's some god damn magic that makes "barely able to see in a snowstorm" to "there's a snowstorm?"
Is this something different than switching off high beams and switching on fog or regular lights?
Re: The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
#10The same NHTSA that allowed the high beam (slightly dimmed) to be used for DRL?