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Huge W for the matrix headlights Model 3/Y
Well, if it's finally true, I'll have to get around to doing the matrix retrofit on my M3.
Any reference Reddit post / article on how to do this?
This is interesting. I remember back a few years like some time in late 2000’s Audi couldn’t bring in their matrix headlight to the US because of some outdated law. Now more and more manufacturers are including them
The service manual procedures: [Headlight - LH (Remove and Replace)](https://service.tesla.com/docs/Model3/ServiceManual/en-us/GUID-FF5D0BE4-B85F-4616-B3B6-0908123A45F4.html) [Headlamps (SAE-to-Global) - Headlamp Assembly - Pair (Retrofit)](https://service.tesla.com/docs/Model3/ServiceManual/en-us/GUID-CA6348D2-DDA6-4686-A9A6-BA5CC732F331.html) YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8I3iqkK0M8 Basically swapping them out is easy, but you'll need someone with elevated Toolbox access to change your headlight configuration to matrix to enable them. Or, if you have one damaged headlight and get a service center appointment, they'll end up replacing both to matrix.
Compared to other lighting systems (Audi for example) I thought the old Tesla system was already very low res (less than 120 pixels total). Guess I need to see a light show on a new Tesla to see the newer lights.
The regulations were updated in the US in 2022 to allow them, but the requirements are different than they are in Europe so almost no cars have actually shipped with them active in the US yet. I think Rivian is the first to have US-compliant matrix lights in their updated R1T/R1S.
My 2010 Lexus rx had this
We know it’s not new
W?
W=win
What a lifehack! Pressing shift and W is one keystroke less than just typing all three letters of “win”. 🙄
I don’t think elevated toolbox access is required anymore. You can do it with the consumer version.
Oh well that’s good news then.
It's weird that this functionality came to Europe first. Normally we are last with all these things...
VW ID4 has matrix lights just not enabled 22
Yes, lots of cars have them and they aren’t enabled because they don’t meet the US regulations.
You must be fun at parties
W = Wolverine
So is that different hardware or is this purely a software thing? I’m in the US and wondering if my 2023 Model Y will get this.
Well well well, Audi won’t let you down
No, I mean in my Tesla Model 3, I’ve had adaptive headlights for a while now. For some reason, apparently the European legislation was easier on this for a change
It's called slang.
Not if it’s the first letter of a sentence autocorrect will automatically capitalize it for you. So it’s just one keystroke. 🤓
Regulations
That’s precisely what I meant. Audi with their flashy futuristic tech and Volkswagen with their clean diesel and what not. These behemoths have yuge lobbying power
2020 Model S retrofit?
No it didn't. It was illegal in the US until recently.
Common u/4kVHS L
Huge wiener
The new lights on Juniper are low res and can not display the Tesla logo like the old one could.
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Yes if you have the matrix headlights on your 23 like mine does ( December 14 build ) we will get adaptive headlights. They enabled a tiny bit of adaptiveness a while back but full system has been waiting on regulators approval and I’m sure software as they did the back and forth. Woot https://x.com/larsmoravy/status/1890481640821883022?s=46
Same model as you, hoping we’re included when this feature gets turned on.
For once, I’m actually not mad that automakers lobbied to make matrix headlights legal in the US. I’ve been driving a Tesla with them since mid 2021 and there are very few nights where I don’t at least briefly wish for them to be fully adaptive, especially since they were enabled in Europe and I got to see how convenient it is - way more road coverage when other drivers are around you.
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How can I tell? I took delivery in late January of 2024. I pasted my VIN into one of those websites thinking it would tell me when it was built but it didn’t. It does say the headlight lamp source is LED.
Drive close to a wall and turn on the light show from arcade menu. If you see TESLA show up on the wall at some point then you should have them.
Just now getting adaptive headlights? WOW, tesla is SSSSOOOO far behind EVERYONE
I laughed way more then I needed to at this lol
Username checks out, aging Gen Xer shakes fist at cloud
The Rivian ones are really cool
The newer Matrix headlights can't project TESLA but can still do the full adaptive headlights per the article.
Oops I stand corrected
You look at it. Glass ball. You have it.
Do we know if Highland Model 3 coming from the Shanghai factory in Q1 2024 have Matrix headlights?
Euro regs have traditionally been much more lax than US ones, and headlights are an especially weird example of conservative law in the US. Flush lights were only approved in 1986, so basically every euro car from 1970 to then needed completely different lighting to be legally sold.
Any idea on price?
You can find pairs of them on eBay for about 450 bucks. No idea on the cost for the service center to do it.
To my understanding, the adaptive headlights mainly benefit the opposite traffic as the headlights automatic redirect the lights when they sense incoming traffic, right?
I think it’s possible. May be pricy
Only one manufacturer has them in the US? It was illegal until just recently moron.
Think of it like a guy with a piece of cardboard blocking the light only in the exact spot of the oncoming car, while not blocking the rest of the high beam. Benefits both sides because I can still keep the high beams turned on.
You need to look closer MANY cars have them. I work on them I see them, I fix them. Tesla is NOT a leader in automotive technology. Get over it. Have you seen GM's "crab walk"? Probably not bcuz Teslas don't do it
L?
I think it basically allows you to run high beam constantly with out blinding oncoming traffic. So you benefit from more light, and oncoming traffic benefits from less light.
Oh so the adaptive headlights are for high beams? Now, here's another question that just popped up in my head. If the adaptive headlights activated due to sensing a car coming from the opposite direction, then it goes back to normal, then 10 seconds later, there's another vehicle in the opposite direction, followed by other cars every few seconds. Doesn't it create some sort of light switching or blinking effect seeing it from the opposite car because of the activation of the adaptive headlights feature? I hope I explained clearly.
All highland 3 models have matrix.
You sound like you don’t have a lot of friends
Can you explain it to me? I have no idea what it does.
[Watch the light pattern here.](https://youtube.com/shorts/5a4x-bEUOf0?si=SNGELqESaZYOon9M) It follows and “punches out” the approaching vehicles while keeping high beams active outside of the punchout. As the vehicle moves from right to left, it turns the high beams back on behind the other car, and turns them off in front of it.
Whoa. Thank you
Kind of yes. Ideally with enough pixels and perfect optics and response time, other drivers wouldn't see any flashing because any pixels actually shining towards them are never lit. In practice, they do sparkle a bit though. It might make more sense if you see them in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crm8PEG6pV0
>Only one manufacturer has them in the US? It was illegal until just recently moron. "just recently" is nearly ***THREE*** years ago. [(source) ](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/30/2024-31141/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-lamps-reflective-devices-and-associated-equipment-adaptive) The Merc E Class, Audi A6, and BMW 5 series have had it over a year in the US.
Rivian is the only manufacturer that has activated it in the USA, and that only happened a few months ago.
>Rivian is the only manufacturer that has activated it in the USA, and that only happened a few months ago. Well, then [this site](https://bostonluxurycarrental.com/what-cars-have-adaptive-headlights-a-comprehensive-guide-for-2024/) needs to add the Rivian to its list of US cars with adaptive headlights. Also, you called the previous commenter a moron for not knowing it was only legal "just recently" and yet has been 3 years. I don't think anyone would say that is "just recently". I suggest you update your comment and remove the insult. I'm loving the adaptive headlights on my 2021 M3.
Unless you coded the anti-dazzle on your M3, you don’t have adaptive lights in the sense people in this thread are talking about. You only have auto high beams and cornering lights
Insanely good and super accurate analogy
Nope, I have adaptive. [Photo from my settings.](https://i.imgur.com/w4k5SRP.jpeg)
“My old car had this tech!” when your 2010 Lexus rx has the standard LED lights. Completely different from Matrix headlights and matrix headlights were non-existent for any manufacture during that year.
Lmao I thought you had a BMW M3, wrong sub. Anyways, you clearly aren’t from the US, and the article and thread is talking about selective dimming availability in the US. Everyone knows teslas in Europe have had it enabled for a while now.
I think Model S got matrix headlights mid 2022. You should be good.
They can what?
Holy $hit…that is tits. Thanks for posting this - that’s actually a great feature
I’ve had these now for a few months. They work ok but not great. Prepare to blind opposing traffic and pedestrians now and then and have people flashing their headlights at you.
You don’t have adaptive in the sense of the this article. Maybe they can move for corners or whatever. But they don’t have the localized dimming for oncoming traffic
Should better if globally all Tesla adopt the US’s stricter requirements, especially in terms of latency
I had the same reaction and woah [https://youtu.be/xaKEiXLuVIM?t=311](https://youtu.be/xaKEiXLuVIM?t=311)
IIRC, all 3/Ys built after 2022 include matrix headlights. [This article](https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-confirms-adaptive-headlights-coming-to-all-models-with-matrix-leds-in-north-america/) includes a comparison image if you’d like to verify which one you have though.
Yes, I do. Perhaps you need to read more about how those outside the US have it.
>Anyways, you clearly aren’t from the US, and the article and thread is talking about selective dimming availability in the US. And I merely expressed an opinion in addition to my other comments that it is good with the implication that it is something to look forward to having. My other comments were regarding the other person's claim it hasn't been permitted just recently, which is incorrect. It has been permitted since February 2022. >Everyone knows teslas in Europe have had it enabled for a while now. I'm not in Europe.
Perfect. Thanks! I’ve been hearing about them and the controversy because they were available in Europe but not the US so I thought it might be a hardware issue.
February 2022 and on for model s in US got matrix headlights according to a Tesla sales person.
Got it, thanks for sharing that video.
What's even funnier is that in speech it's three times as long to say "double u" than it is to say "win", and people still use it as slang.
The article is about the US, not other countries. Why would you bait people into argument by wording it how you did?
I have a 2024 M3P here in Canada Shanghai built. I’ve always had adaptive headlights on and it says it should bend around curves yet I literally don’t notice a thing. I’ve turned it on and off and reset the car several times. I’m convinced it’s completely useless or just doesn’t work at all. My old 2021 Mazda 3 had headlights which actively moved around corners and it was very obvious. Not sure if anyone here actually noticed the lights turning with curves on the highland but I’d love to hear what I’m doing wrong or if it’s just like this.
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So excited for this..cannot wait!!!
>The DEFINITIVE source of info If you have a better source, link it. Otherwise disprove it with a definitive source of your own. I linked that site because there are not a lot of sources with an actual list of cars with adaptive headlights in the US. You can go to individual manufacturer pages and get the same information, but that is a whole lot more links. >And despite the rule being published 3 years ago Thank you for confirming I was correct. Rules changed 3 years ago. You are correct that the rules are being petitioned to be changed, but the claim was that it was **"illegal until just recently moron"**, which I disproved with a DEFINITIVE source of info.
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Oh excellent, I didn’t know this was a thing
>You can’t find other sites because no cars have it. You didn't even read my comment properly. I looked into the Audi A6 and it is listed on the official US site.
It’s not enabled due to horrible U.S. regulations. The European standard is quite advanced, but the U.S. still operates with outdated concerns that suggest regulators don’t understand the technology. I’ve activated some European features on my VW that aren’t accepted in the U.S. These include rain lights, which adjust the beam angle to reduce glare from raindrops, significantly improving visibility, sometimes making it hard to even notice it’s raining. There are also “ditch lights,” which widen the beam with speed to help spot hazards like deer on the roadside. Pedestrian crossing illumination expands the beam at stops to better light crosswalks, and adaptive brightness adjusts output based on ambient light, dimming in well-lit areas and increasing brightness in total darkness. These features have been active on my car, and no one has ever signaled me for “high beams” because the system adapts so quickly. Meanwhile, the U.S. didn’t seem to care when the first batch of LED-equipped Toyotas hit the streets, blinding everyone due to poor calibration, especially the Corolla and Supra, which were some of the worst offenders in their lineup.
I have it on my gen2 rivian, it’s enabled in the us, best thing about the truck
The 3s started transitioning in early 2022.
is this on the ID4?
I enabled these on my 2015 BMW M4 when it came out, and I miss them when I'm driving my Model S. Hoping I get these enabled on mine...
MQB platform (Tiguan, Atlas, Golf with IQ lights). I’m not familiar with ID4 capabilities.
Anybody know with the new highland model will get the full matrix functionality soon?
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