Gary Cole Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars. “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is finally poised to legalize adaptive beam headlights in the US. On Tuesday, the NHTSA announced that it has issued a final rule that will update the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, which currently only allow for “dumb” high- and low-beam lights. Adaptive beam lights use a matrix of projectors, some of which can be turned off to shape the beam so the lights illuminate the road but don’t shine at an oncoming driver. (These are an advancement over the auto-high beam technology that you may have fitted to your current car.) The technology has been around for nearly two decades in Europe and Japan. Automakers have been asking the NHTSA to update its headlamp rules for some time now. In 2013, Toyota first petitioned the agency to allow for adaptive beam lights, and the NHTSA agreed to begin the laborious and lengthy federal government rulemaking procedure.” Wonder if these lights will become available in the after market sometime soon? Edited February 17, 2022 by Gary Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Cole Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 the NHTSA agreed to begin the laborious and lengthy federal government rulemaking procedure.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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