Headlight technology has come so far...
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This is a direct quote from Consumer Reports on the new 2021 Chevy Trailblazer Road test.
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Standard halogen headlights may not provide the bright, white light of LEDs, but they don’t need it as they do a very good job of lighting the road ahead and to the sides with both low and high beams. The level of visibility actually exceeds the performance of many LED equipped vehicles even though intensity is less. GM’s Intellibeam automatic high beam system is also standard and can help drivers take advantage of the additional high beam visibility as often as traffic and conditions allow by automatically switching to high beams. LED headlights are optional on higher trims.
Originally Posted by Consumer Reports
Headlights
Standard halogen headlights may not provide the bright, white light of LEDs, but they don’t need it as they do a very good job of lighting the road ahead and to the sides with both low and high beams. The level of visibility actually exceeds the performance of many LED equipped vehicles even though intensity is less. GM’s Intellibeam automatic high beam system is also standard and can help drivers take advantage of the additional high beam visibility as often as traffic and conditions allow by automatically switching to high beams. LED headlights are optional on higher trims.
This is a direct quote from Consumer Reports on the new 2021 Chevy Trailblazer Road test.
Originally Posted by Consumer Reports
Headlights
Standard halogen headlights may not provide the bright, white light of LEDs, but they don’t need it as they do a very good job of lighting the road ahead and to the sides with both low and high beams. The level of visibility actually exceeds the performance of many LED equipped vehicles even though intensity is less. GM’s Intellibeam automatic high beam system is also standard and can help drivers take advantage of the additional high beam visibility as often as traffic and conditions allow by automatically switching to high beams. LED headlights are optional on higher trims.
Originally Posted by Consumer Reports
Headlights
Standard halogen headlights may not provide the bright, white light of LEDs, but they don’t need it as they do a very good job of lighting the road ahead and to the sides with both low and high beams. The level of visibility actually exceeds the performance of many LED equipped vehicles even though intensity is less. GM’s Intellibeam automatic high beam system is also standard and can help drivers take advantage of the additional high beam visibility as often as traffic and conditions allow by automatically switching to high beams. LED headlights are optional on higher trims.
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Took a drive last night with my LEDs....aaaah lol
The whiter light does get absorbed more by the pavement, but that’s kind of the point. If you think about it you don’t want the pavement shining back at you, you want a natural feel where the lane markers and all illuminate but the pavement stays darker.
The whiter light does get absorbed more by the pavement, but that’s kind of the point. If you think about it you don’t want the pavement shining back at you, you want a natural feel where the lane markers and all illuminate but the pavement stays darker.
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Full LEDs standard on ALL 2021 Volvos
2021 Volvo updates
No matter the model, every 2021 Volvo will now come standard with blind spot warning (with steer assist), rear cross-traffic alert, full-LED active-bending headlights with auto brights, power-retractable auto-dimming side mirrors, a new "Care Key" (can limit top speed) and two USB-C outlets for the rear passengers to replace the 12-volt outlet. Heated wiper blades have been axed from the whole Volvo lineup. Additionally, a new feature called "Connected Safety" is standard for 2021. It allows Volvos to communicate with each other on the road with different alerts. A Slippery Road Alert is sent to nearby Volvo drivers if one Volvo detects a low-traction area, and a Hazard Light Alert is sent to approaching Volvos if there's a Volvo ahead with its hazards on.
BTW, the already superb Bowers and Wilkens system gets an upgrade.
No matter the model, every 2021 Volvo will now come standard with blind spot warning (with steer assist), rear cross-traffic alert, full-LED active-bending headlights with auto brights, power-retractable auto-dimming side mirrors, a new "Care Key" (can limit top speed) and two USB-C outlets for the rear passengers to replace the 12-volt outlet. Heated wiper blades have been axed from the whole Volvo lineup. Additionally, a new feature called "Connected Safety" is standard for 2021. It allows Volvos to communicate with each other on the road with different alerts. A Slippery Road Alert is sent to nearby Volvo drivers if one Volvo detects a low-traction area, and a Hazard Light Alert is sent to approaching Volvos if there's a Volvo ahead with its hazards on.
BTW, the already superb Bowers and Wilkens system gets an upgrade.
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Took a drive last night with my LEDs....aaaah lol
The whiter light does get absorbed more by the pavement, but that’s kind of the point. If you think about it you don’t want the pavement shining back at you, you want a natural feel where the lane markers and all illuminate but the pavement stays darker.
The whiter light does get absorbed more by the pavement, but that’s kind of the point. If you think about it you don’t want the pavement shining back at you, you want a natural feel where the lane markers and all illuminate but the pavement stays darker.
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Yup I thought most knew that. It was a first back in MY08. A lot of people that had the 600 didn’t think they worked all that well but I never thought that and I thought they looked really cool with the three projectors. Obviously LEDs are much better now but it was pretty cool to be the first.
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Yup I thought most knew that. It was a first back in MY08. A lot of people that had the 600 didn’t think they worked all that well but I never thought that and I thought they looked really cool with the three projectors. Obviously LEDs are much better now but it was pretty cool to be the first.
Last weekend my wife and I made a trip to Reston VA to visit our daughter, a trip that we usually make at least once a month, and I finally got to experience the laser headlights on my wife's X6M. BMW's laser headlights are rather confusing, if not outright misleading. They are actually LED headlights, and the laser part only applies to automatic high beams that activate at speeds above 35mph, so they are not often utilized on the highways with a bunch of oncoming traffic. But when they do activate, I was blown away - the best way to describe it is they create this "tunnel" of light that extends further and illuminates brighter than any other headlights I ever seen.
Too bad the US bans adaptive high beam tech that is available in other parts of the world. I am currently looking to see if I can "code" the car to enable it despite the restriction.
Too bad the US bans adaptive high beam tech that is available in other parts of the world. I am currently looking to see if I can "code" the car to enable it despite the restriction.
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It doesn't seem to be banned in American-market vehicles. My Encore GX, in the "Auto" setting for the headlight switch, automatically switches from low to high-beam and back, depending on traffic conditions ahead. You can tell when the high beams automatically activate, as the road gets brighter and the typical blue dash-light comes on.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...ight-advances/
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I am not talking about automatic high beam, but rather adaptive high beam - it is available on pretty much all premium and even some mainstream makes in other market, but banned in the US due to some regulating dating back to 1960s, to the best of my knowledge. These systems use cameras to detect oncoming vehicles, as well as vehicles in front, and use arrays of LEDs to "wrap" the high beams around these vehicles without blinding their occupants.