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US comes out of the dark ages with new head light policy
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Vehicles on U.S. roads will now be allowed to use advanced headlights known as "adaptive driving beams" that could help prevent nighttime crashes, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday.
The agency acted in response to a petition filed by Toyota Motor Corp in 2013 to allow the lights. They automatically adjust the beams using additional sensors so they can provide more illumination without a glare to oncoming motorists.
The headlights have been permitted in Europe for more than a decade and are also allowed in Japan, Canada and other countries. Volkswagen AG and BMW AG also later filed petitions to use the lights on U.S. vehicles.
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https://news.yahoo.com/u-allow-advanced-headlights-toyota-161946385.html
About bloody time. Not sure why the US has to be on the tail end of so much tech that is beneficial. I remember the big stink about the Euro lights on my 190. Better and stronger lights than those crap sealed beams.
Thank you Toyota.
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