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Annoyance: auto dimming high beams only start at 40 mph?

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start every time with launch control to reach the 41mph
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Wait… are you suggesting that not everyone launch controls their car every time they start them..?? Am I really the only one..?? 🤯😱🙃
you know.. sometimes shit happens.....
 

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I think a lot of you fellas on this forum have grown soft with all this tech in the cars. When I’m driving I’m fully involved, meaning I turn on and off my high beams, I turn my head when in reverse, I fully control the climate settings, never auto, including having the ac off most of the time to save energy (turn it on once a month to refresh the seals), and I can parallel park perfectly without help from the car.
 

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Headlight matrix technology is now allowed in the US. This was passed recently and we can expect Porsche to turn it on with a software update for those that have selected the option.
 

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Headlight matrix technology is now allowed in the US. This was passed recently and we can expect Porsche to turn it on with a software update for those that have selected the option.
As been discussed elsewhere, Porsche's LEDs do not comply with the US standards that were passed. There is no software only compliant upgrade. I would not count on Porche offering a retrofit option as both hardware and software as well as certification for the model year would be required. I would not count on a retrofit if it was only software. A third party programer may be able to update the software for off road use.

There may be a $$$$ offering that replaces both the headlight housings and updtaes software, but dunno if there would be a market for it.
 

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Headlight matrix technology is now allowed in the US. This was passed recently and we can expect Porsche to turn it on with a software update for those that have selected the option.
Maybe. The US requirements are a lot different from EU requirements (distance, brightness, and response time). That's why none of the manufacturers have turned it on so far, because it's so different and it requires certification for the uS.
 

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Maybe. The US requirements are a lot different from EU requirements (distance, brightness, and response time). That's why none of the manufacturers have turned it on so far, because it's so different and it requires certification for the uS.
FYI - The gen 2 Rivian comes enabled with matrix ability. Just need to get these other manufacturers to go through the approval process.
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