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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 DannyB on Wednesday January 16 2019, @09:59PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday January 16 2019, @09:59PM (#787594) Journal

    You wouldn't blind other cars. But I thought you might say: you wouldn't be able to see pedestrians on the road.

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