US Approves New Headlights That Won’t Blind Oncoming Drivers

US Approves New Headlights That Won’t Blind Oncoming Drivers
An Audi e-tron Sportback Concept car is displayed during the second day of the 17th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, on April 20, 2017. STR/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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DETROIT—Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be happy to hear this.

U.S. highway safety regulators are about to allow new high-tech headlights that can automatically tailor beams so they focus on dark areas of the road and don’t create glare for oncoming drivers.