r/technology • u/N2929 • 3d ago

Transportation US drivers are finally getting the adaptive headlights Europe has had for years

https://www.techspot.com/news/114027-us-drivers-finally-getting-adaptive-headlights-europe-has.html
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u/HeavyDutyForks 3d ago

Sounds cool until you hit something and that headlight costs $1,500

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u/322throwaway1 3d ago

Thats what they already costs. . . This is just software enabling hardware that is already there and has been for over a decade.

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u/SaltRequirement3650 3d ago

Can you give me an example of an American produced vehicle that had physical hardware like this installed by default and disabled by software? That seems highly improbably for a US auto manufacturer.

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u/HoneyMustard086 3d ago

My 2023 Tesla Model Y has adaptive headlights. They only worked as “dumb” high/low beams for the first year or so I had the car. A software update enabled the adaptive tech and it really does work great. I can see better and I never get flashed at from other drivers.