New Astra comes with impressive headlamp technology
Opel has confirmed that the new Astra, which will arrive in Ireland this autumn, will feature new LED light technology called IntelliLux LED Matrix Light.
The new Opel Astra, due here in autumn, will be offered with the new Opel IntelliLux LED Matrix light system to give automatic light control.
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IntelliLux claims to enable driving with glare-free high beam lights by constantly adapting the length and distribution of the light beam in every traffic situation.
This is the first time that this light technology will be available in the compact class (C-segment). The lights consist of 16 LED segments, eight on each side of the vehicle. The IntelliLux system light system is continuously optimised without being linked to the navigation system.
The new LED matrix system claims to automatically and constantly adapt the length and distribution of the light beam. It works in conjunction with the Opel Eye front camera that detects the presence of other vehicles in motion so that the individual LED segments that would dazzle oncoming drivers are automatically switched off and on.
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As soon as the Astra leaves a street lit urban areas, the high-beam lighting is automatically switched on and it always remains on. Opel claims that this increases driver visibility as well as the safety as the lights do not dazzle other road users.
When the camera detects light sources from oncoming or preceding traffic, individual LEDs in the relevant zone are deactivated, simply “cutting out” the area around the vehicles. The rest of the road and its surroundings remain brightly illuminated, according to Opel.
This is confirmed in a study conducted by the Technical University of Darmstadt and the European LightSightSafety Initiative. The study found that at driving speeds of 80km/h, drivers detect objects at the side of the road around 30 to 40 metres sooner than with conventional halogen or xenon low beam lighting. This gives them around 1.5 seconds more time to react, for instance when animals suddenly cross the road.
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Opel has confirmed that the new Astra, which will arrive in Ireland this autumn, will feature new LED light technology called IntelliLux LED Matrix Light.
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IntelliLux claims to enable driving with glare-free high beam lights by constantly adapting the length and distribution of the light beam in every traffic situation.
This is the first time that this light technology will be available in the compact class (C-segment). The lights consist of 16 LED segments, eight on each side of the vehicle. The IntelliLux system light system is continuously optimised without being linked to the navigation system.
The new LED matrix system claims to automatically and constantly adapt the length and distribution of the light beam. It works in conjunction with the Opel Eye front camera that detects the presence of other vehicles in motion so that the individual LED segments that would dazzle oncoming drivers are automatically switched off and on.
As soon as the Astra leaves a street lit urban areas, the high-beam lighting is automatically switched on and it always remains on. Opel claims that this increases driver visibility as well as the safety as the lights do not dazzle other road users.
When the camera detects light sources from oncoming or preceding traffic, individual LEDs in the relevant zone are deactivated, simply “cutting out” the area around the vehicles. The rest of the road and its surroundings remain brightly illuminated, according to Opel.
This is confirmed in a study conducted by the Technical University of Darmstadt and the European LightSightSafety Initiative. The study found that at driving speeds of 80km/h, drivers detect objects at the side of the road around 30 to 40 metres sooner than with conventional halogen or xenon low beam lighting. This gives them around 1.5 seconds more time to react, for instance when animals suddenly cross the road.
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