sevenfiftynorth t1_iu6u4fm wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:13 AM

The combination of LED headlights and automatic high beams means that you're potentially looking at much brighter lights than 20 years ago.

ReporterOther2179 t1_iu7i743 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:37 AM

Much brighter lights so that people can speed in the dark.

Stretchy_Cat t1_iu74aya wrote on October 29, 2022 at 1:36 AM

Yeah depending on the car, automatic high beams either work great or are complete garbage. My previous car was a 2018 Volvo and the auto high beams were great. You could customize their behavior in the settings menu to make them more sensitive and reactive, so in that car I was never blinding people.

My current car is the highest trim level 2022 Subaru Outback, which has auto high beams, but they are pure garbage (from a standpoint of giving a shit about other people, and not wanting to blind them). If someone isn't in a 100% straight line exactly in front of me, they're getting high beams in their face with AHB on. So I have to manually shut them off, but I'm sure a lot of drivers don't do that and are just like "meh".

Deadliestmoon t1_iu8hn38 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:27 AM

Automatic what now?

Last-Instruction739 t1_iu8kyse wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:06 PM

It’s probably me when I’m using my wife’s Subaru that doesn’t have auto high beams instead of my Land Rover that does.

I forget! I’m sorry Connecticut!