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February 16, 2022 06:45 pm
Original Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/02/16/1839235/the-us-will-finally-allow-adaptive-beam-headlights-on-new-cars?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medi
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. From a report: 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.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/22/02/16/1839235/the-us-will-finally-allow-adaptive-beam-headlights-on-new-cars?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medi
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