Adaptive Driving beams on Scout!
While about 32% of driving is in the dark, over 50% of fatal accidents occur in the dark/at night.
While ‘Auto high beams’ are ubiquitous, they are not the same as Adaptive Driving Beams (ADBs).
EU, Japan and Canada have enjoyed ADBs for TEN YEARS! Much safer!
US regulators now allow it, updated from a 1968 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (FMVSS 108)regulation but only Rivian R1T/S now have it.
Audi’s brand of ADBs is ‘Matrix’ but crippled in the US compared to other markets.
IF scout doesn’t include it, they will be behind competitors by 2027 from the start.
ADBs mask oncoming cars and those in front of you digitally while shining “high beams” everywhere else always and constantly.
I rented car with it in Germany in August and it is a game changer.
ADBs also highlight pedestrians
up to their knees on the side of the road to identify them. Deer too. 
While Matrix and ADB allow for even more nice features, the ones I mention above are a must.
It adds expense, But what is your life or the life of the child you don’t hit worth?
Thermal imaging like on MB S class in the past works at a further range and more on the sides of the road for incoming deer. Some combo of ADB with thermal would be the ultimate in safety.
Thoughts?
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While about 32% of driving is in the dark, over 50% of fatal accidents occur in the dark/at night.
While ‘Auto high beams’ are ubiquitous, they are not the same as Adaptive Driving Beams (ADBs).
EU, Japan and Canada have enjoyed ADBs for TEN YEARS! Much safer!
US regulators now allow it, updated from a 1968 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (FMVSS 108)regulation but only Rivian R1T/S now have it.
Audi’s brand of ADBs is ‘Matrix’ but crippled in the US compared to other markets.
IF scout doesn’t include it, they will be behind competitors by 2027 from the start.
ADBs mask oncoming cars and those in front of you digitally while shining “high beams” everywhere else always and constantly.
I rented car with it in Germany in August and it is a game changer.
ADBs also highlight pedestrians
up to their knees on the side of the road to identify them. Deer too. While Matrix and ADB allow for even more nice features, the ones I mention above are a must.
It adds expense, But what is your life or the life of the child you don’t hit worth?
Thermal imaging like on MB S class in the past works at a further range and more on the sides of the road for incoming deer. Some combo of ADB with thermal would be the ultimate in safety.
Thoughts?
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to buy a Scout....lol
