Audi has formally announced its Matrix Laser headlights, which means the lighting system will soon be making its way onto the brand’s series production vehicles. The Matrix Laser technology is based on the LaserSpot for high-beam lamps that was first introduced to production in the Audi R8 LMX last year.
It’s a step up from the Matrix LED headlight tech that debuted on the Audi A8 facelift in late 2013, and the system is set to rival the BMW Laserlight system. Here, bright lasers are integrated into a projector-based system to come up with a compact, powerful and headlight with very dynamic characteristics.
At the heart of the Matrix Laser system are blue laser diodes – built by Osram – that have a wavelength of 450 nanometers, which project their light source onto a rapidly-moving mirror that is three millimeters in size.
This mirror – a micro-optical system developed by Bosch and featuring electro-mechanical control and based on silicon technology – redirects the blue laser light to a converter, which then converts it to white light and projects it onto the road.
The automaker says that activation and deactivation of the laser diodes in relation to the mirror position is lightning-fast, which allows a dynamic and highly variable broadening or narrowing of the luminous beam being projected.
At low vehicle speeds, the light is distributed to a larger projection area, and the road is illuminated with a very wide range. At high speeds, the aperture angle is reduced so the intensity and range of the light can be increased significantly, advantageous in highway driving. The company says that compared to the current Matrix LED headlights, Matrix Laser technology units will offer greater light throw ranges and even finer dynamic resolution.
Audi R8 LMX
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if damaged in car accident, the hi tech headlamp replacement cost would probably be equivalent to secondhand kancil.
Anyway, big boss owners would consider this small matter…..as their wallet is sooo thick
one piece of full LED headlamp on the A6 hybrid cost around RM14k. With all this tech, you know what that figure would be. Well, technology is always a double-edged sword. You win some and you lose some. Even for the rich, it will still hurt their wallet a little (no big deal) but it will always be wise to cover it with insurance (if one does exist). hehe.
Rich people go for Lexus. They are smart business who knows how important RV is. This car RV is the same like hailat kimchi , I will show the owner my hilux. I can buy Lexus with cash with all this hailat trade in car.
You can be rich but still a tight arse..
When I am rich, no one care what kind of arse I am.
When you die die have to stick with Proton/kimchis since you get nothing RV from your car, you so scare the new car can’t fit your arse.
This Same L0rrrr is such a troll. No point being serious with his words, folks. Although I disagree on what he speaks, his ridiculous statements always put a smile on my face. Time to take things a little less serious people, that will make your day better, cheers!
You must be a Kimchis loser.
Sounds very much like a typical DLP projector with a laser light source, just without having to display different colors.
I’m still on xenons…and they moved from LED to laser…crap haha. By the looks of it the LED tech is short lived compared to xenon tech.
i’m still on halogen reflectors!
Bro.. Even Porsche is still on bi-xenon headlight so no sweat as it works perfectly :) we can skip one technology ahead when we change our car.
Will our double standard jpj would approved this headlights?answer will be within us.guess everyone know what I am saying
It must be hurt our eyes when this kind of headlamp high beam others. Can sue them for causing blindness
weird when the put the testing at older R8. should have the newer model instead..
will my cat chase the laser? hahaha
lol
It would be more practical and safety contribution by fixed (can not be adjusted by anyone) height of the dim and headlight than whatever type of lights to introduce into the market. Try driving at night in Malaysia, anywhere along the by-ways and high-ways, some 70% of the drivers are either partially or largely blind at night, judging by the high adjusted dim or headlight they implemented, without really knowing they themselves are also at risk if the coming car drivers’ eyesight are affected by the heightened lights! Add to the half-past six driving skill, not one is safe driving at nights.
Forget about the authority cracking down on this low-life behaviour. They are bigger than god!
Look at your own car lights height b4 u go personal on this issue.