You may remember that earlier in the year, Mercedes-Benz introduced the facelifted CLS-Class, complete with the firm’s new Multibeam LED headlights with 24 high-performance LEDs on each headlight unit. This allowed for full-time operation of the high-beam function without dazzling other road users by individually controlling certain parts of the beam, in a manner similar to Audi’s Matrix LED headlights.
Just five months later, the company has outdone itself with a showcase of a working prototype headlight, containing a staggering 84 LEDs. Mercedes claims that the higher resolution of the light beam will better shield other motorists from high-beam dazzle, while providing increased forward illumination for the driver.
Adding another couple of tiers of LEDs also allows the digital incorporation of all low- and high-beam functions, negating the need for mechanical actuators to control the headlight unit. This will also enable the addition of new adaptive lighting functions, and should also reduce complexity and maintenance.
That’s not all – Mercedes is now working on a new LED chip with up to 1,024 individually-controlable pixels, making for an even higher-resolution light beam. The company plans to install and test such a technology on an experimental vehicle next year, with the goal of production in the near future.
Also planned is an additional High Range LED high-beam, which will be able to project light at a distance of over 600 m. Unlike the laser-powered headlights currently employed by BMW and Audi, Mercedes claims such technology will be able to achieve this performance while keeping costs and complexity at a more manageable level, as well as fully utilising the maximum permissible level of illumination in Europe.
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High density pixel headlights, meaning we’ll be able to watch movies using our headlights in a few years.
Waiting for kzm to come here and say this technology was stolen by Mercedes from Proton. And Proton invented this.
Slowly wait. You got nothing better to do, is it?
Make sure dont get into accident. The cost of replacing will kill ya, if the accident didnt.
what to do proton with this post??.. honda built jet plane also condem proton, .. your mom fat also condem proton for not building fat-frendly car..
1 word…..WOW
tak mustahil merc boleh tarik golongan muda lbh ramai bbanding BMW
This has more technology in it than the entire of Proton. Haha.
What’s impressive is that this beam is kind of like a mini computer.
Some minister cakap LED isn’t good. So Proton more advance by not using it. Proton think more ahead of ben z.
yeap, mean while their boss using audi a6 “LED headlight”
For them takpe, LED is environmental friendly, safer, efficient, a green technology to help avoid tsunami hitting our shores.
If for us, tabouli ini machiem. It’s not bright, dangerous, more damage to environment, expensive, blabla.
Nice move Mercedes, we Pak Cik need better light, eye sight is getting poor.
That is just beautiful.
Bravo Mercedes-Benz.
Can’t wait to see how these new technology LED lights work in action. A highbeam that won’t blind the person infront of you is a huge welcome.
This will probably debut in the next S-class being the flagship model. Looking forward to see the technology trickle down to lower models such as Cs and Es which is more within affordability range.
Mercedes-Benz is very innovative especially when in safety, comfort and sustainable mobility!
Cool I wanna drive with my name written on the road =]
Aiyak! Nanti JPJ saman lor…
saman ko JPJ gini gak..
The first LED was reportedly made by Oleg Losev, a Russian in 1927. It seems that this invention is surely changing how the world illuminates itself. Pretty soon LCD projectors are gonna use LED light sources too.
Can’t wait for a hack that allows us to spell out vulgarities using the headlamps. Or perhaps a middle finger sign? Make it a malaysian only feature hehe
If this headlight is damaged, I guess I need RM20k to get it replaced
In this case we can only play Mercedes’s back side not the front side.
Macam laa kalau Mercedes buat lampu macam nie mangkok2 kutuk Proton niee nak beli….komen macam expert jeee
expensive replacement??
No worries, all merc owners are filthy rich……not like the majority of Malaysia average income earners…