How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark

Ars Technica
By Matthew MacConnellAug 3, 2026, 7:00 am87 pts
Every so often, I’ll be piloting some sensor-laden, software-defined press car down a dark stretch of highway when an oncoming driver’s 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…

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