New headlights 2024

[tuminatr]

Correction: The Blue Oval recently filed a patent for glare-free lighting technology, complete with individual lighting elements could be controlled. This type of lighting technology wasn’t allowed in the United States until 2021, as previous regulations mandated separate settings for high beam and low beam lighting. Ford’s glare-free lighting can turn off sections of each lighting element to prevent oncoming drivers from receiving glare, in addition to increasing lighting on areas of the road that need it.

https://fordauthority.com/2023/07/ford-mustang-mach-e-gt-spotted-testing-new-headlights/

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[generaltso]

The new technology they're talking about is auto leveling.

How do you know? Auto leveling isn‘t exactly new. My wife’s Toyota has it too. But the article doesn‘t contain any details.

“At the moment, it is unclear if this Ford Mustang Mach-E GT is simply a testbed for lighting on other vehicles, or if it properly represents an upcoming change to the Mach-E lineup.”

 

[tuminatr]

How do you know? Auto leveling isn‘t exactly new. My wife’s Toyota has it too. But the article doesn‘t contain any details.

“At the moment, it is unclear if this Ford Mustang Mach-E GT is simply a testbed for lighting on other vehicles, or if it properly represents an upcoming change to the Mach-E lineup.”

Yes I know my 2012 Mazda 6 had it. It was just made legal here in the USA.

 

[generaltso]

Yes I know my 2012 Mazda 6 had it. It was just made legal here in the USA.

Matrix headlights were just made legal. Auto leveling headlights have been in the USA for a while.

 

[tuminatr]

Matrix headlights were just made legal. Auto leveling headlights have been in the USA for a while.

Looks like your right this is referring to Active Matrix. The wife's Audi TT had a software update to enable it. It's considerably brighter than LED projector lights on my car

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mo...s-standard-108-update-infrastructure-law/amp/

 

[voxel]

European matrix headlights are amazing and hoping to see majority of new American cars with them.

 

[Guss-E 2021]

Um, but no lasers? Damn.

 

[generaltso]

Um, but no lasers? Damn.

We don’t know that.

 

[A-A-Ron]

Um, but no lasers? Damn.

 

[TowPro]

I have it on my 2022 F150. it makes for amazing headlights.

 

[21st Century Pony]

I rode as a passenger in a Mach E in Germany this November and those headlights were really great. High beams on all the time yet they auto-dimmed appropriate vertical slices of the beam when necessary. I'm jealous...

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

Matrix headlights were just made legal. Auto leveling headlights have been in the USA for a while.

I'm dismayed to read this article. Hopefully is a bit of hyperbole.

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