Headlight
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Ford's new Glare-Free Highbeam system is aimed at tackling the problem of forgetting to dip your high beams by tracking other road users and adapting the shape of the beam to spare them a case of flash blindness.
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Headlights have come some way since the oil lamps used in the 1880s. Now researchers have developed a solution that allows even more precise control through the ability to switch on and off any of 1,000 individual LED pixels.
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Standard low-beam motorcycle headlights are next to useless in dark corners, so this week we’ve been playing with an aftermarket adaptive cornering headlight that sorts the problem out.
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To try and give drivers a better chance of avoiding potential hazards on poorly lit roads, Ford is developing headlight technology that widens the beam at junctions and detects pedestrians and animals.
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Technology is providing us with new ways to improve the way our roads are lit. Glow-in-the-dark road markings and street lights that switch on only when they detect a car are two such examples. Now, Vauxhall/Opel has unveiled a way to aim car headlights based on driver eye-tracking.
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A couple of years ago, we heard about an experimental headlight system that allows drivers to see through rain and snow more easily. Now, thanks to recent road tests, its creators have confirmed that it can also be used to keep oncoming drivers from being blinded by your high beams.
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Audi has revealed the all-new R8 LMX, the most powerful road-going variant of its super sports car. More interesting than its extra 20 ponies is the set of laser eyes staring at the road ahead. The R8 LMX claims the title of first production car equipped with standard laser lighting.
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Smartphone-based navigation systems can certainly help cyclists find their way around the city, but not everyone wants to risk attaching their precious phone to their rattly handlebars. That's why Schwinn has just announced its CycleNav device.
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An obvious improvement on the retractable semaphore devices that preceded them, turn signals have remained largely unchanged since their introduction. But Audi is claiming to have improved the humble turn signal by using a sequence of lights to indicate the intended turn direction.
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Loz Blain tests BMW's flagship megatourer, packed with technology and surprisingly fun to ride.
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An experimental new headlight system is able to see through falling rain and snow.
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Bicycle accessory designer and manufacturer Copenhagen Parts has just announced a new range of magnetic bike lights that automatically turn on and off when fitted and removed from a steel bicycle frame.
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