Cars will always be a dream of pleasure and prosperity built on technical progress. This dream relying on new technologies explains the new trends in automotive lighting and the firework of creativity and innovations displayed at the Paris Mondial Show. Look at the Audi A7 or Mercedes CLS: of course lighting innovations serve the purpose of improving drivers’ safety, but the key for their success also lies into their ability to give the driver additional pleasure and comfort.
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Audi A7
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Mercedes CLS
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What’s a good light?
What headlight does a car really need? Which are the best technological choices? The question is misleading. The suitable and safe light does not depend so much on the car but on its use. Halogen is a reasonable good light for a city car or for roads at speeds under 100km/h. Is it good enough for country roads or highways? As the study carried out by TÜV Rheinland-BAST in Germany has demonstrated, the number of nighttime accidents on rural road would be reduced by roughly 60% and total traffic deaths by 18% if all vehicles would be equipped with Xenon Lights!
In trying to assess what kind of lighting technology is suited to a particular driver’s needs, we have also to introduce personal factors like driver’s age or sight limits. Xenon lights give 200% more light and extend the vision of the driver up to 30m,