• Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

    i put aftermarket leds on my truck back in 2012. they are in no way shape or form too bright

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    10 hours ago

    I actually bought special night driving glasses today because of exactly this.

    It took me a while to buy something just because of other people’s stupid headlights.

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      7 hours ago

      They make those? I can’t dive at all at night because of this shit, are they just called driving glasses?

      Edit: just saw you explained it lower, sorry

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        9 hours ago

        They are like sunglasses that filter out bright blue / white light but do not darken everything so you can use them at night. They improve contrast and reduce eye fatigue.

        Search for: “LED headlight glare reduction glasses” or just “night driving glasses” and you’ll see many of these yellow tinted glasses.

        I hope they’ll do the trick!

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    10 hours ago

    I no longer wish to make money off this idea, I simply want it to exist

    Ship mirrors with built in liquid crystal layers that use the camera in the car to map and then block headlight brightness from the driver.

    It takes some electricity but the car has batteries and an alternator.

    Anyone other than Tesla or a Elon musk invested entity is allowed to use this idea.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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      9 hours ago

      Well, auto-dimming rear-view mirrors have been a thing since the 90’s.

      Your idea layers onto that, and I’m sure it would require trivial amounts of power (watches have used LCD since the 80’s).

      I’m pretty sure I’ve seen LCD used as a dimming method for windows.

      • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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        5 hours ago

        Those things fucking suck! Last card I had had one and it took like 30 seconds to a minute to darken. Next car I made sure had the old school flicky doohickey.

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      8 hours ago

      I think you speak of a feature that some BMWs have where they have a led matrix for headlights and will selectively turn off the ones aimed at oncoming cars while the rest stay on