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You Won’t Believe What Car Headlights Have in Store
New technology and a drive toward electrified powertrains have converged to create a flashy new car-lighting landscape. What comes next could be an international light language.
But for decades, car designers have clocked headlamps and tail lights as an opportunity for creativity, to build a distinctive brand that says, “ Here comes that car.” Think of Lamborghini’s y-shaped headlights, or the almost menacing double barrels of the Dodge Challenger, or the halo rings on BMWs. Just in the past few years, automakers including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Hyundai have introduced digital headlights, which use LEDs and vehicles’ increasingly sophisticated onboard computers to illuminate with even more specificity. A refresh of Rivian’s original truck and SUV, announced earlier this summer, is slated to feature adaptive drive beams that change depending on oncoming traffic, and an updated horizontal lightbar with 10 different sections that can show off color.
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