Adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlights – also called smart headlights – are already available in Europe and Canada, but not yet legal in the U.S. If ADB lights do become available in the U.S., they won’t be cheap: ADB-compatible headlights cost between $3,400 and $6,600 more than traditional headlights.
“Any technology, including ADB, that can allow drivers to take advantage of that increase in seeing distance that high beams provide without causing glare to oncoming or followed vehicles is a plus for night driving safety,” says Jennifer Stockburger, director of operations at Consumer Reports auto test center and head of CR’s headlight test program.
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