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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by thephyber on Tuesday December 03, 2024 @05:50PM (#42312530)
Brightness of two headlights is not a single floating point number.

There are regulations governing the spread/angle, the minimum brightness, the maximum brightness, how much an object at X distance is illuminated, whether the angle of the beams is too bright in the vision of oncoming drivers, etc.

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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by mistercheph on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @02:28AM (#42315234)
and most manufacturers are guilty of dieselgate style skirting of regulations while upping the ante in the war to create the brightest most blinding headlight
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