New LED Headlight Bulbs On Opel

We tried to preview the matrix LED headlights on future models of the German house: light up so much, they know "follow the curves" and not dazzle other drivers.

It is still a prototype, but the Opel swear that we will see them soon in their production cars. We're talking about a matrix of LED lights, that the Germany vehicle manufacturer firstly to massively introduce the new models. And not only in the more expensive ones. In fact, as is already the case for spherical cornering headlights, the idea is to make them available for the Corsa. On the technical times they do not unbalance but considering that the first phase of testing is finished and that now passes to the development for the production in series, it is easy to predict a couple of years.

BUT what's so special? - In addition to illuminate the road even better than the xenon headlights, LED headlamps have the ability to absorb less energy (thus reducing fuel consumption). At this, the prototypes of the Opel LED matrix add other advantages: their light is automatically oriented in corners and in height to illuminate the road better and not annoy other drivers. Even if it follows or crosses a car or motorcycle, the light beam is reduced only in the area that would disturb the other driver. And it all happens in real time. This effect is achieved thanks to a control unit which controls the switching of individual LEDs (on the prototype we tested, there are 16 for each lighthouse), to direct the light in a targeted manner. No mechanical system, then; contrary to what happens with current in automatic orientation headlights. This results in a higher reliability (the LEDs last much longer than the average life of a car), lower weight and dimensions (compact size also lead to a wide freedom of action for the designers).