New Tesla Model Y in the US comes with adaptive headlights 

Tesla has officially started delivering new Model Y to their owners in the US, and it’s found out that this electric vehicle (EV) shipping with adaptive headlights enabled by default, affirming a previous report.

Tesla enthusiast Sawyer Merritt was recently invited to Giga Texas to take his new Model Y delivery. He mentioned that the new Model Y comes with adaptive headlights starting the delivery day. This scenario makes it the first Tesla to have adaptive headlights in the US.

The screenshot shared on X shows the Adaptive Headlights option in the settings with the following description

“Selectively dims individual pixels of the high beams to reduce glare for other traffic, and adjust headlights for curves”.

Source – SawyerMerritt/X

The feature is already available in Europe for years but US traffic regulations made it hard Tesla to introduce this in previous model. However, a recent shift in policies has brought relief for automakers that want to introduce this feature onboard.

Behind the door, the technology is powered by Matrix LED technology to selectively dim individual pixels. It is an advanced automotive lighting system that is built on traditional LED headlights.

The headlights are consists of many individual LED elements in a single module. The LEDs are controlled independently or in small groups, which enables control over each pixel separately.

The Matrix LED takes real-time data from the car using cameras, radar and GPS to adjust the light output based on the road and driving conditions.

It detects the upcoming vehicle and dims that lane to prevent light collision such as glare for both drivers and improve the on-road visibility in nighttime. All of this happens while the car keeps its own lane illuminated.

Its curve adjustment improves visibility on turns to provide better on-road awareness.

Availability for old models

Lars Moravy, VP of Vehicle Engineering at Tesla previously said the adaptive headlights feature rollout will start with the new Model Y, and it will expand to other vehicles, but a timeline for rollout is yet to come.