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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by atombender on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @05:24AM (#42316154)
Some cars have matrix LED headlights, where the car can turn off the LEDs pointing at oncoming cars, as well as turn the lights when driving around corners.

Here [1] is the VW ID.3. It's subtle, but notice how the area around the other cars is much darker. In real life it's kind of amazing to watch, as you see the LEDs follow the other cars on the road and "erase" them from the light.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFH0URtbX1s

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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by lifestyleguru on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @06:40AM (#42316537)
Surely the inhabitants inside the houses being flashed on, drivers in front of this car, and drivers from the opposite direction just finishing the curve are ecstatic about this "brilliant technology". Nothing excites people more than being flashed on with blinding white light especially in bad weather during the night.
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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by atombender on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @07:43AM (#42316880)
Maybe you misunderstood. What you say is already true for the type of regular high beams that all cars have. What matrix LEDs do is "blot out" areas they should not shine. That is an improvement over high beams, not worse.

I believe the ID.3 does blot out drivers in the opposite direction even in a curve.

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Re:The Porsche Macan EV Is Being Recalled Because Its Headli... by neallindsay on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @08:30AM (#42317248)
Apparently these were illegal in the US until 2022, so I don't know how many cars here even have them yet.

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1135084_us-finally-allow...

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