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Car lights provide drivers with great visibility at night and eliminate the risks associated with accidents. According to information published by the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1.25 million road deaths due to accidents are recorded each year. Companies in the automotive lighting market have made some significant advances in technology to improve the quality of headlights. For example, OSRAM has taken an initiative to create organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lights in automotive headlights to improve visibility and enhance the intensity of the lights. These lights enhance the visual appeal of the product and provide better visibility during storms, rainfall and other adverse weather conditions.

A comment on our blog got us thinking. Can you have the updated look of LED’s and it be road legal? What does it take? Well, the first thing you need is a car that, at some point in its life, has been “facelifted” with some LED lights. If a manufacturer has designed and fitted LED lights to a production car in the EU then they have passed all the stringent tests and have been “E” marked.

Halogen, xenon, laser and LED headlight lighting systems are the four main types of bulbs available for use in automobiles. Halogen lamps have been the standard for U.S. cars since the 1970s, but many automakers are now switching to LED headlights for their products. LED lighting offers manufacturers a great deal of flexibility in lighting design and is safer and more reliable when the car is in motion.

Most people know that LED stands for Light Emitting Diode, however, what is not known is that LED car headlights will bring more cost and complexity than halogen lights, and relatively also increase the efficiency and adjustability of the car driving strong characteristics.