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BMW Working On Laser Headlamps

Posted by samzenpus on from the hot-high-beams dept.

MrSeb writes "LED headlamps are only just trickling onto the market — mostly on high-end cars — but now it seems a certain German automaker has plans for laser headlamps. 'Laser light is the next logical step in car light development ... for series production within a few years in the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid,' says BMW. Lasers have the potential to be simultaneously more powerful, more efficient, and smaller than other headlamp types. Before you get too excited, though: the output of laser headlights will be modulated for safety."

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  1. Almost Obligatory... by Jawnn · · Score: 2, Funny

    OK. Fine, but will the sharks be able to operate the headlight switch?

  2. sharks are optional by roman_mir · · Score: 4, Funny

    Beamers always looked nice, now with the optional tiny sharks inside the headlamps they'll be simply irresistible.

    What would PETA say?

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    You can't handle the truth.
    1. Re:sharks are optional by nschubach · · Score: 5, Funny

      Lasers give new meaning to "Beamer".

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      Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.
  3. Car Analogy + Lasers + Sharks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Put them on the Hyundai Tiburon.

  4. Re:Excellent by badbart · · Score: 3, Funny

    Forever more I will be stuck with the image of Bullwinkle in a lab coat, saying "watch me pull a spectrum out of a hat!"