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Manuel Carrillo III 02-13-2014 10:37 AM

BMW i8 will be First Production Car to use Laser Headlights
 
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When the new BMW i8 goes on sale this spring in Europe, it will be the first car in the world to use laser headlights, but chances are when it gets to the U.S. in July, NHTSA regulations will deprive American buyers of headlight technology that will effectively double the range of the i8′s standard LED [...]

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Notheld 06-04-2014 12:25 AM

Laser illumination would not be suitable as a car head light. The light emitted is too focused
and would travel dozens of miles well beyond what we can see.

But it does look cool


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