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posted by martyb on Tuesday January 15 2019, @11:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the blinded-by-even-more-distant-oncoming-traffic dept.

Bloomberg:

Most people don’t turn on their car’s headlights and think, I wish they were brighter. Shuji Nakamura is not most people.

The Nobel Prize-winning illumination scientist has spent the past five years developing a laser-based lighting system. His company, SLD Laser, says the new design is 10 times brighter than today’s LED lights, capable of illuminating objects a kilometer away while using less power than any current technology. And unlike a regular, dumb headlight, the laser can potentially be integrated into current and forthcoming driver-assistance systems.

Do headlights need to be brighter?


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  • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Wednesday January 16 2019, @07:10PM

    by RS3 (6367) on Wednesday January 16 2019, @07:10PM (#787501)

    You inspired a thought that I'm writing before thinking about it, but how about VR goggles for all of this? I've noticed many dashcams have (some much) better night vision than I do. I see very well at night, but maybe too well. Yeah, I think I like the idea, until something goes wrong, but it's pretty easy to get them off quickly. I'm sure people are already doing this, but I'm curious what others think.

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