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Lexus will launch new Bladescan headlamp technologyon the new RX SUV, building on its pioneering use of LED lights. It was thefirst car maker to deploy light-emitting diodes on the 2007 LS, don't forget.
Rather than adding more and more LEDs to increaselighting, Bladescan uses a pair of blade-shaped mirrors that rotate at highspeed to vary the shape and depth of the light beam.
There are 10 LEDs in each headlamp, contained in acompact module in the corner of the fitting. Rather than cast their lightforwards, the beam is sent diagonally through the computer-controlled mirrorsto achieve much greater accuracy than with traditional systems, according toLexus. It can now adjust the beam by just 0.7 degrees.
Individual bulbs can be switched on and off, andthe mirrors rotated with millimetric precision, to achieve accurate shading toavoid blinding oncoming motorists. Lexus says pedestrian recognition at nightrises from 32 metres with normal LED bulbs to 56 metres in front of the RX.
It'll be launched on the new 2020 model year Lexus RX SUV, which goes on sale later in 2019.
Expect the technology to be standard-fit on higher-end RX models. No prices or specs have been confirmed yet; we'll update this story once we know more.
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