Intelligent lighting control
05/02/2018
Modern cars have a lot of computing power on board to control the headlights alone, mask the light, automatically switch between high and low beam or adjust the height of the headlights.
Intelligent headlights were already available over 60 years ago, but it was the driver's brain and arm that controlled the headlight beam.
The Studebaker Champion from 1951 has such a headlight, with a handle on the steering wheel that can be used to control the direction of the light. Simple and effective, without an electric motor or microprocessors.
Somehow this headlight is reminiscent of American police cars, but of course a light source like this was certainly also very practical in everyday life, especially as you had to make do with a 6-volt power system. Every beam of light in the right place was certainly a gain in driving safety.
