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TV cameras track the eyes of the driver and the two headlights swivel to throw a narrow beam of light where he is looking.
This avoids flooding the entire road with light, being a nuisance to cars coming the other way, and conserves energy.
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So when you're looking ahead, you don't see the small child, the cyclist, or the grizzly bear just out of the lamps' beam until you've collided. |
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Old Citroen Dianes had steerable headlamps that moved with where the wheels were going... Not quite the same thing, I know. |
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I think it was the DS 21; the Dyane was the nasty little one based on the 2CV. |
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[UB]: That was kinda my point. Most of the time, when you're driving you're not looking ahead; you're glancing at the curb, at the mirrors, at the instruments, at the side-roads. A broad spread of light enable you to do this without your eyes having to re-adjust to a new light level; you already have an idea of what's there, you just need to look for more detail. |
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The interior light comes on, obviously, duh! |
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