{"id":14243,"date":"2026-08-04T01:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=14243"},"modified":"2026-08-04T01:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:10:56","slug":"how-headlights-got-brighter-whiter-and-more-blinding-after-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=14243","title":{"rendered":"How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Matthew MacConnell
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\nAugust 3, 2026\n<\/div>\n\n

Every so often, I\u2019ll be piloting some sensor-laden, software-defined press car down a dark stretch of highway when an oncoming driver\u2019s high beams arrive like a targeted retinal strike, an involuntary reminder that modern automotive lighting has entered its own lumen arms race.<\/p>\n

Anyone who has driven at night in the last few years knows what I’m talking about: A modern crossover crests a hill in the opposite lane, and the cabin briefly fills with enough cold-white light to suggest a police helicopter has joined traffic. The obvious assumption is that drivers are simply leaving their high beams on more often, but the reality is more complicated.<\/p>\n

An old problem<\/h2>\n

Before cars became the modern mode of transportation, horse-drawn carriages used oil lanterns to light the way, as roads were largely unlit outside of towns and cities. These lanterns weren\u2019t particularly bright, though, meaning that after-dark collisions and near-misses were common.<\/p>\n

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Matthew MacConnell • August 3, 2026 Every so often, I\u2019ll be piloting some sensor-laden, software-defined press car down a dark stretch of highway when an oncoming driver\u2019s high beams arrive like a targeted retinal strike, an involuntary reminder that modern automotive lighting has entered its own lumen arms race. Anyone who has driven at night<\/p>\n

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