These clever active beam headlights are finally coming to America

Key points

• Audi provided flights from Washington, DC, to Munich, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could test out its headlights, as well as some other things you can read about in the coming weeks.
• Ars does not accept paid editorial content.
• MUNICH—Headlight technology in the US is about to get smarter.
• When Audi’s Q9 SUV goes on sale here later this year, it will feature the automaker’s latest adaptive beam headlights, which manage the nifty trick of providing better, brighter illumination while minimizing glare for both the driver and other road users.
• Such technology is old hat to our European readers, but it’s finally debuting on our roads after years of lobbying and intensive, lengthy testing to satisfy the new federal regulations.