A car’s lights have long been more than just a cone of headlights that illuminates the night. Over the years, both front and rear headlights have become one of the most important driver assistance systems. Now you can even sell your "old car" retrofitting with LED lights.
Especially the german premium manufacturers have made a name for themselves in the field of lighting technology over the past decades. The breakthrough came at the end of the 1980s with the BMW 750i, which introduced the bright xenon light and outdid the competition from Germany and abroad. Xenon light is old news, because LED and laser light systems are now the measure of all things bright. Hundreds of meters in front of the vehicle, they illuminate the area in front of the vehicle and, thanks to the integration of intelligent camera systems, even shade oncoming traffic.
LED headlights turn night into day
The situation is somewhat different in the USA, where many lighting systems that have long been established in Europe are still being released. This applies in particular to the laser headlights with which BMW and Audi, for example, equip their vehicles, at least as an option. The laser is a highly focused beam of light that can be used for all kinds of mischief. But in everyday automotive use, it can also be a completely harmless all-purpose weapon. For example, illuminating the road almost perfectly and as bright as daylight.