Laser headlights promised to turn night into day and enable much safer driving at night. However, their promise didn’t pan out in the US due to strict regulations that limited their range and power. As the benefits don’t overcome the costs and the LED headlights become better, the carmakers that started the laser revolution are now backing out.
If you’ve been as keen to learn about new car technologies as I was, you’ve read about BMW’s laser headlights. The German carmaker announced them in 2013 on the revolutionary i8, promising to offer a much higher …