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Automotive Headlights: What's Around the Corner?

Posted November 14, 2015 12:00 AM by Engineering360 eNewsletter

The era of low-beam/high-beam automotive headlighting is dimming. Two lighting technologies, already on display in Europe, show the path forward. One uses an LED matrix that automatically adapts to the direction in which the car is headed as well as the presence of oncoming vehicles. When paired with the car's global positioning system, an LED grid can even anticipate and light the curves ahead before the driver turns the wheel. The other new technology, laser headlights, offers a focused, long-range beam that can "double the reach of normal automotive high beams." Like LEDs, laser headlights can operate in an adaptive manner.

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11/15/2015 4:04 AM

Hats off to Mr Tucker,the creator of the "Tucker 48" automobile that was years ahead of it's time.

The Tucker had headlights that turned with the wheels,lighting up around curves.

Also had padded dash,pop out safety glass windshield and other futuristic features,like independent 4 wheel suspension.

LED technology did not exist in that time period,but if it had,he would surely have used it.

His small upstart company was shut down buy the big boys in Detroit,IMHO.

Here is link to a little history on the car.

http://tuckerclub.org/tucker-history/

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11/15/2015 5:15 PM

Citroen DS also had steering headlights.....
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11/15/2015 6:39 PM

Not until 1955.

Tucker had them in 1948.

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