Audi’s HD Matrix LED lights may soon be allowed on US roads
08-09-2018, 09:22 PM
#22
AudiWorld Member
It's a US regulatory body. I hate to make this post political, but I can almost guarantee that if Ford or GM were pioneering this technology, their powerful lobby would have had it allowed on the roads the day it premiered. A huge challenge to automotive progress in the US is that the US manufacturers are not pioneers (except Tesla) and the US govt is not quick to do foreign manufacturers any favors, especially under the current administration (although I think that last part has little to do with it -- I believe the NHTSA is largely apolitical).
I mean, isn't it funny that we've had driverless cars tearing around California for years now but a dude can't get an adaptive headlight even if he wants to pay top dollar for one?
I mean, isn't it funny that we've had driverless cars tearing around California for years now but a dude can't get an adaptive headlight even if he wants to pay top dollar for one?
08-09-2018, 11:57 PM
#24
AudiWorld Member
I wasn't making it political...I was making it FUN!
PS: Your admonition is about 14 posts late.
Make Matrix Lights Great Again! (in America, ok not really "again" but for the first time). I'm a little upset that no one liked my kidney/wife joke.
PS: Your admonition is about 14 posts late.
Make Matrix Lights Great Again! (in America, ok not really "again" but for the first time). I'm a little upset that no one liked my kidney/wife joke.
08-10-2018, 06:20 AM
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08-10-2018, 06:43 AM
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As always, YMMV
08-10-2018, 07:10 AM
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But damn, those headlights are way cool. As an electrical engineer and computer programmer, I totally love the integration of the tech and appreciate how some things are designed with the forethought of "this will work once the technology catches up to our dreams".
08-10-2018, 07:11 AM
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08-10-2018, 12:51 PM
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Sometimes, especially with the anonymity of a bulletin board, it seems we’re all too sensitive. Had duhg’s comment been aimed at my wife, I would have countered with, “yeah but 2 nights would have completely ruled out my bargaining position” — but that’s just me.
As always, YMMV
