BMW laser light?

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The initial message was deleted from this topic on 19 January 2014 at 16:26

[Krikkit]

Yes.

Lasers usually use either gas or solid-state media in order to emit light of an extremely coherent nature. They're great for some purposes, not for others. I'd be interested to see how they've integrated lasers into a mostly-white-looking high beam function.

Edited by Krikkit on Tuesday 17th December 18:51

[JimbobVFR]

More info here

http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/...

[Puddenchucker]

Press release from a couple of years ago:

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/pressclub/p/pcgl/pr...

[mids]

[kambites]

That's gonna be nasty when the person coming the other way forgets to dip their lights.

[DennisTheMenace]

Needs fitting to sharks ASAP

[lindrup119]

Please God no, as nice as it is to see them exploring new realms and introducing new technologies we have enough 'Audi Lights' spattered across every other car on the road as it is. NO-ONE TELL THE EU ABOUT THESE!!

[oksanawarburg]

Proper pronoucioutioun is "LOUISER"

[SSBB]

I thought this was gonna be BMW marketing dept. getting carried away and calling super bright LEDs "lasers". But no, they have actually put frikkin' L.A.S.E.Rs in the headlights.

[scorcher]

oksanawarburg said:

Proper pronoucioutioun is "LOUISER"

I went out with a girl called Louise R.

[TLandCruiser]

Great so something else to be dazzled by when idiots load theirnfking cars up full of st and don't use the headlight adjuster.

[jjones]

TLandCruiser said:

Great so something else to be dazzled by when idiots load theirnfking cars up full of st and don't use the headlight adjuster.

or the morons who "forget" to dip their headlights at all.

[okie592]

jjones said:

or the morons who "forget" to dip their headlights at all.

not sure if you have ever seen LED high beam, ie new leon or the e class with extended light package, but it causes No glare what so ever

[oksanawarburg]

scorcher said:

I went out with a girl called Louise R.

GREAT IS SHE FROM DA EAST OF LONDON

[David87]

TLandCruiser said:

Great so something else to be dazzled by when idiots load theirnfking cars up full of st and don't use the headlight adjuster.

Cars with OEM Xenons, LEDs or - I guess - these frickin' lasers, are automatically equipped with self-leveling. They therefore can't be adjusted from the driving seat and don't need to be either.

I've not driven a car with LED headlamps, but I've heard they're an improvement on Xenons. These laser ones sound mental!

[Herbs]

Don't forget the car will come with High Beam Assist I imagine, which automatically dims the light when it spots an approaching car. Will be great if you are the driver.......












Probably not if you are a pedestrian