I’m something of a headlight nerd. In a previous life, I retrofitted HID projector headlamps onto my 2009 Honda Civic Si for better light output. I’m planning a similar project for my beater 2015 VW ...

People often take their car’s headlights for granted. They’re an essential tool to drive in low lighting, but they have an interesting history that led to a modern innovation — smart headlights.

Ever since America escaped the tyranny of the round and rectangular sealed beams, there's been continuous and determined progress in the field of seeing at night with your car. We've gone from ...

Last month, BMW announced it was developing laser-based headlights and the Internet lit up with Star Wars jokes and concerns about potential hazards. To clear things up, BMW invited us out to Munich ...

Back when cars were in their infancy, headlights were actual flames, burning behind glass lenses and fed with acetylene gas. Today there are several types of lamps, and what your vehicle has can ...

For those that were unaware, it turns out that lasers are good for more than sci-fi weapons and driving your cat insane. As can be seen with some of the newest offerings in the automotive world, they ...

Gentex Corp. has created an automated system using a computer-chip camera that can increase the safe use of high-beam headlamps. How it works The system's camera watches the road ahead. When it ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Commercials for Fast Brite claim to restore the headlights on your vehicle to showroom bright in 30 seconds, but how well does the product really work? WCCO-TV reporter Chris ...

Editor’s note: This article was last updated on Oct. 23, 2022. It has been reviewed by Cars.com Senior News Editor Jennifer Harrington and is still accurate. It may not seem obvious at first, but the ...

While not a permanent solution, these kits do make a noticeable difference—and are a better value than replacing your headlights Over time, some car’s headlights have a tendency to go from crystal ...

There is a reason many people have trouble seeing while driving at night, and it’s not necessarily their eyesight. A new rating of the headlights of more than 30 midsized car models gave only one ...