We've seen some interesting ideas for improving automotive safety, such as Ford's talking cars and touchscreen steering wheels. Most of that improvement has been focused on increasing driver reflexes ...

Last month, BMW announced it was developing laser-based headlights and the Internet lit up with Star Wars jokes and concerns about potential hazards. To clear things up, BMW invited us out to Munich ...

Having already announced the introduction of full LED headlights in its new 6-Series range, BMW is moving onto the next wave of advanced lighting technology for cars: lasers. BMW engineers are ...

Chris Weiss October 12, 2011 Comment Now! Much of BMW's recently detailed ConnectedDrive technologies sound like things we'll see deep in the future, maybe on our grandson's Bimmer. But at least one ...

In the past decade, LEDs have become increasingly popular for use on cars, mainly for use as turn signals, brake and park lights, and daytime running lamps, but more recently, also for use in ...

BMW's "angel eyes" are going to evolve even further in the following years. Nowadays, the state of the art technology in terms of headlights includes LEDs, but the German automaker is already looking ...

Ever since America escaped the tyranny of the round and rectangular sealed beams, there's been continuous and determined progress in the field of seeing at night with your car. We've gone from ...

BMW Motorrad laser light has been incorporated in the K 1600 GTL concept vehicle as a feasibility test.©Motorcyclist In the case of the K 1600 GTL concept bike presented here, the BMW Motorrad laser ...

The majority of new cars on the road today come with LED headlights. These headlights are more efficient and brighter than the older halogen headlights, providing better visibility and safety for ...

When the production BMW i8 hits the streets this fall, it will be the first car in the world to offer laser headlight technology. Whether these state-of-the-art lights actually make it to American ...

At first glance, the BMW i8 concept's laser headlights that debuted in September looked like vaporware, gee-whiz technology that will never make it the showroom. But BMW engineers say their laser ...