New Tesla Model Y could come with adaptive headlights feature

Tesla is yet to rollout adaptive headlights for its vehicles in the US but the new Model Y owners could be the first to use it from the delivery day.

X user @voyageATXBenn has shared his experience of the new Model Y demo drive and revealed adaptive headlights enabled in that vehicle. He also posted a screenshot showing the headlight settings and the feature in the discussion.

This is a piece of important news as the company has not yet released adaptive headlights for the existing modes despite the hardware compatibility. However, Tesla officials already acknowledged the feature demand in North America and confirmed an active development for previously released EVs.

Adaptive headlights feature enabled in new Tesla Model Y (Source – @VoyageATXBen/X)

Last week, Tesla also started new Model Y demo test drives at its showroom locations in the US. However, people will have to search for an available showroom location that has this new vehicle.

Adaptive headlights automatically adjust the beam to improve the driving view for you and the incoming vehicles by reducing the beam collision. The adaptive headlight feature is enabled by default when the vehicle is on autosteer.

Among the upgrades, the new Model Y brings a lightbar for a grounded road appearance and the headlights are now shifted a few inches below.

The new front lights improve the driver’s visibility at night time compared to the outgoing Model Y along with a front-facing camera.

For now, Tesla is not marketing adaptive headlights with the new Model Y on the official website or its introduction. So, we’ll have to see whether it ships with the car on the delivery day.

New Tesla Model Y is available to order at $59,990 in the US as a limited edition and it comes with a couple of freebies in the purchase package. Other models in the series are coming later this year.

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