February 18, 2022 – When the rest of the world was enjoying the latest features and lighting roadways up with adaptive beams that could do things like selectively dim individual bulbs to avoid dazzling pedestrians or oncoming drivers, we were stuck with stone age non-adaptive headlights.
In 2013, Toyota sent a petition for the use of its adaptive headlight system, which had been in use a few years before that in Japan, Canada, and Europe. It detailed how the system could save nine out of every 2,334 pedestrians and yet not blind other motorists.
The petition was granted and has now paved the way for other makes to apply their own adaptive headlights on their vehicles. The final rule is set to be approved in 2023 per the Infrastructure Bill that passed in 2021.