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Forget Low Beams and High Beams, Headlights Are Getting Smart Instead

Adaptive-beam headlights have become legal in the US, allowing carmakers like Audi and BMW to give us what European and Asian drivers have enjoyed for years. 0:00 Adaptive Beam Headlights 0:58 New US Headlight Law Passed 1:39 Smart Headlights Have Been Available Outside the US 2:59 US Adopting Some European Headlight Laws 3:48 Where Will…

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Adaptive-beam headlights have become legal in the US, allowing carmakers like Audi and BMW to give us what European and Asian drivers have enjoyed for years.

0:00 Adaptive Beam Headlights
0:58 New US Headlight Law Passed
1:39 Smart Headlights Have Been Available Outside the US
2:59 US Adopting Some European Headlight Laws
3:48 Where Will Smart Headlights Be Available
4:49 How To Drive With Adaptive Headlights
5:52 Augmented Reality AR Headlights
7:14 Will Smart Headlights Actually Work

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  1. allen myers

    September 17, 2022 at 3:20 pm

    But will we recognize that change in a speed limit that is projected? They’ll be be round and have numbers. We might not catch the change. Then there is the issue rain, and especially snow on the road obscuring the projections.

  2. Adria Martin

    September 17, 2022 at 3:27 pm

    My old 2008 audi headlights turned as my car did! So they were pretty smart back then.

  3. Envisible Ward

    September 17, 2022 at 3:41 pm

    one more thing to break or blind someone causing a high speed crash

  4. R P

    September 17, 2022 at 3:50 pm

    Meanwhile I frequently see people driving at night with no headlights. When he said headlights projecting, not silly stuff, I immediately thought of silly stuff like “walk faster”

  5. SS S

    September 17, 2022 at 4:07 pm

    While cool those headlights are seriously expensive to replace.

  6. Mario Dalla Riva

    September 17, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    On no! Ads projected on the road surface πŸ™€

  7. google kullanΔ±cΔ±sΔ±

    September 17, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    Thanks God! Those idiots that driving on the high beams all the time… Gosh wish those idiots had some brain. And i hope they will include bikers also.

  8. Danner Banks

    September 17, 2022 at 4:20 pm

    I would much prefer a HUD on my windshield than instructions via my headlights. Those would only work at night anyway.

  9. Bill Wade

    September 17, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    Yep… that’s a $5k package πŸ€¦πŸΏβ€β™‚οΈ

  10. heinzdelf

    September 17, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    Just another way for the industry to RIP you off with CRAP that will break down easier (motors and sensors in your headlights) how often do you have to service your headlights.. GTF OUT HERE

  11. Jon Wyatt

    September 17, 2022 at 5:12 pm

    When I ordered my Long Range Model 3 in March, Tesla was shipping Matrix lights. Unfortunately, when I took delivery in June, they were not included. Very disappointed about my case, but excited that more cars on the road will have them.

  12. Geraldstechshow

    September 17, 2022 at 5:14 pm

    Another way to price the average American person out of vehicles and let the elites only have vehicles

  13. mj28inpa

    September 17, 2022 at 5:23 pm

    Its about d*mn time!

  14. Keith C Harris

    September 17, 2022 at 5:33 pm

    Who edited this vid? πŸ₯΄ Love Cooley tho! 😊

  15. Jamie

    September 17, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    This man reminds me of Gustavo Fring

  16. Mike Novelli

    September 17, 2022 at 6:10 pm

    A) sensors malfunction. Like regularly malfunction and need repair/replacement
    B) There are times when a driver would like to control the lights themselves
    C) saying that “binary” [which it’s not because there are actually 3 states: High, Low & Off] causes people issues because their eyes need to adjust and pretending a variable light would eliminate that issue is false as variable would cause there to be significantly more levels of adjustment needed. Instead of the 2 in your [false] “binary” it will have far more ‘adjustments’ required.

    • Mike Novelli

      September 17, 2022 at 6:22 pm

      No one needs to drive around with high beams on ALL THE TIME dude! Maybe in rural less populated areas with neglected roadway infrastructure, but there’s these things called street lights/lamps that do a great job of lighting the roadways for the most part. Hence sometimes seeing people driving around forgetting to even turn on their lights. …. Next you’re gonna call for street lamps to become “variable” as well?….

  17. Enri PC

    September 17, 2022 at 6:10 pm

    Some cars have something like this here in USA but I really don’t like is too bright and won’t demen on time or at all

  18. That guy.

    September 17, 2022 at 7:22 pm

    How does this work in the snow though?

  19. KVR 99

    September 17, 2022 at 7:49 pm

    Quite old tech already in Europe as i have had this in my VWs and Audi’s when it came out in 2020.. now its laser lights that are more powerful, clear and brighter without dazzling on-coming traffic…

  20. Sterling Sigurd

    September 17, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    Oh great America finally caught up to the rest of the world with adaptive headlights.

  21. Andrew

    September 17, 2022 at 8:54 pm

    I would like to see this as an optional extra.

  22. NextNate03

    September 17, 2022 at 10:36 pm

    Another component on a car that going to cost thousands of dollars to fix.
    Where most people can’t afford a $500 emergency bill.

    I don’t think the tech (mostly AR) is going to work in bad weather conditions like snow, heavy fog, or even heavy rain.
    That is with paved roads that is in good condition.
    Then there is gravel, dirt or even bad paved roads, don’t think its going to work.

    I rather have them up the voltage from 12 volts to 48 volts or higher in electric systems.
    I could not tell you how many times over the 20+ years of driving that the car lights (breaks, turn signals and so on) are almost impossible to see on very sunny days or when the sunlight hits the lights directly.

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    September 18, 2022 at 12:33 am

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  25. Marc T

    September 18, 2022 at 1:16 am

    This technology is pretty much moot in the US, unless they force all these these jacked up pickup truck drivers that have super bright headlights that are adjusted way too high on low beams to get their lights adjusted properly. These drivers seem to like intentionally intimidating and blinding other drivers. When one of these trucks is oncoming, I can’t really see anything unless I put my lights on high beam.

  26. Freddie the Fly

    September 18, 2022 at 2:44 am

    I have a 2021 RAV4 Prime that has the adaptive headlights. When I turn on the car the lights move up and down and side to side. I guess they move with corners too but I really haven’t noticed it.

  27. Hanzo

    September 18, 2022 at 3:12 am

    Not needed. Its just gonna make things worse with less control over your own car.

  28. TheJaisah

    September 18, 2022 at 3:19 am

    Smart highbeams like Audis matrix headlights are great but projecting information onto the road sounds silly to me. We have heads up displays already, there’s no need to add extra expense for that.

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  29. Eric 101

    September 18, 2022 at 3:23 am

    I hope all car companies do this soon.

  30. The Grey Penguin

    September 18, 2022 at 3:36 am

    what about AMBER TURN SIGNALS!

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  31. joenissan

    September 18, 2022 at 3:40 am

    We’ll never see any such thing go mainstream. Silly.

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  32. Alex Lamborghini

    September 18, 2022 at 4:25 am

    When are they becoming legal?

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    September 18, 2022 at 6:21 am

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    September 18, 2022 at 6:29 am

    Thanks, CNET, I’d rather control the beams by myself.

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  35. joelface

    September 18, 2022 at 6:48 am

    Really interesting subject, with some really unique ideas about the future of headlights… and I thought Brian did a really great job of explaining it and bringing up some of the potential issues. Well done.

  36. ranyw

    September 18, 2022 at 6:59 am

    Brian, my 2022 Polestar 2 was equipped with this technology however it’s disabled in the US market. We were promised that a software patch would activate them once the laws are in place.

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    September 18, 2022 at 7:54 am

    Are they really smart being soooo expensive on repairs ? πŸ€”

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  38. Jordan Crawford

    September 18, 2022 at 7:59 am

    Going into AutoZone in 2023 be like, “I need 42,284 very very tiny LEDs… one headlight is out.”

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  39. spheriscope

    September 18, 2022 at 1:52 pm

    I’d settle for just some diffusion instead of the full blast blinding stuff coming out now. The new stuff should be illegal.

  40. 2012bigPerm

    September 18, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    replacing existing ‘lifetime’ LED headlights costs a fortune when they fail; I’m sure this will be very affordable.

  41. Ben Thurston

    September 18, 2022 at 3:07 pm

    “lie back”, not “lay back”

  42. Kerleem

    September 18, 2022 at 3:53 pm

    Finally, the US is coming out of the stone ages with new headlight technology that has been available in Europe for years. Now, if we can just get all of the other old crappy US vehicle regulations up to date, that would be great.

  43. Kerleem

    September 18, 2022 at 3:55 pm

    I wish I could talk to one of these US vehicle regulators to see why they are the way they are.

  44. Tang0Fox1

    September 18, 2022 at 5:51 pm

    Soo even changing a headlight will be the cost of a small car now. Wonderful.

  45. J W

    September 18, 2022 at 6:46 pm

    I purchased the optional Laserlight with anti dazzle on my BMW i4 and after re-coding to make them work like in Europe, they work great. I know that they have signed initials to allow such but still restricted because (really) the US are anti competitive in this since they want their own technology developed to compete instead of the free market to dictate the safest feature.

  46. Jsah11

    September 19, 2022 at 12:41 am

    As someone who has had matrix LED on a Range Rover and Multibeam LED on an E class, get ready to get flashed a lot. Yes they are adaptive but in reality, they aren’t as clever as we’re led to believe.

  47. Walter White

    September 19, 2022 at 11:54 am

    GREAT MORE JUNK TO BREAK πŸ™ˆ

  48. Paul Ho

    September 19, 2022 at 9:02 pm

    This isn’t switching from high to low beams like the current automatic headlights though, it’s shutting off individual pixels of the high beam LEDs. Without a low beam concurrently on, it’s just blacking out other cars/drivers. Does this just leave black spots on the road and you relying on their head/tail lights and side markers?

  49. Matthew

    September 20, 2022 at 6:50 am

    The town I live in has absolutely no street lights. No one dares to drive at night because it is unsafe. Will these new types of headlights work in a situation like this?

  50. Billion Dollar Tech

    September 20, 2022 at 11:10 am

    Innovations like this are exactly what is needed when driving late at night on country roads

  51. The KeenTribe

    September 20, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    …… smart sunglasses will follow

  52. Shamal Karunarathne

    September 20, 2022 at 9:43 pm

    We’ve had this technology in BMW for years..

  53. The_Natives

    September 21, 2022 at 12:42 am

    I can see people customize their lights to say things to other drivers lol

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