[kbos87]

Non-blinding headlights already exist. Modern projection headlights can map where the light ends up on the road to illuminate your path while avoiding oncoming traffic. It just isn't widely adopted (in the US at least) as of yet.

[sojournerc]

It is here and sucks on curvy roads. My commute is down a mountain canyon and if I'm on the outside of a curve (turning left) the incoming traffic does not detect my headlights and I'm blinded for the entire curve. I want them banned. How hard is switching between high and low beams?

[mlyle]

We're not talking about auto high-beams. We're talking about headlights that mask out a portion (of even the normal beam) based on where other cars are.

[yakz]

Adaptive headlights have only been approved for use in the US for ~3 years. They were sold in cars in the US before that, but the adaptive function was disabled.

[SkyPuncher]

My truck was sold with them built in, but disabled. Turned it on via OBDII. Best feature of this vehicle.

On country roads, it’s extremely valuable for keeping the shoulder lit up with high beams to see things like fear and bicycle.

[eqvinox]

> Modern projection headlights can map where the light ends up on the road to illuminate your path while avoiding oncoming traffic.

Ask any EU trucker about this and they will curse you out with the most creative expletives you have heard in your life. At least the existing systems are apparently hot garbage, especially on highways where some oncoming truck headlights might be hidden by the median yet you can still blind the trucker themselves (since they're higher up).