ADB—adaptive driving beam/glare-free high beam—will be used more and more in the world and is the technology of the future. The main reasons are the long-awaited reconciliation to the age-old headlighting conundrum of too much glare on high beam vs. not enough light on low beam. ADB also means no more changing low/high/low beam, a small task that nevertheless most drivers won’t bother with, so they drive with low beam even when high beam is called for. Of course, in dense city traffic high beam (adaptive or otherwise) is of no use. But when we leave town, when there’s no street light, ADB is very useful.
There are regional specificities and differentiation—this will be a subject of discussion at the DVN Seoul workshop—but ADB will be accepted everywhere; it’s just a matter of time. But two questions are still pending:
1. If and when NHTSA will allow ADB in the US, and
2. Whether ADB will be commercialised as matrix/pixel LED or scanning laser. Each technique has its plus and minus points on efficiency, lighting performance, and cost.
The next years will be very important. One thing is sure: ADB is definitely the technology of the future. This week’s DVN includes an interview with Dr. Huhn from Audi who will give an important lecture at the DVN Seoul workshop.
Seoul Workshop Sponsorships Full
We gratefully acknowledge the 13 companies who will sponsor the event. There are OEMs, set makers, light source and other Tier 2 suppliers who will present their cutting edge technologies, and the sponsorship rolls are now closed. It’s going to be a terrific event!
Sincerely yours
DVN Editor in Chief