>Available in Europe since 2006? Why did it take so long for the US?
It probably wasn't invented in America, and therefore the US government refuses to believe that it exists.
This is why the US is happy to allow half-baked self-driving tech from Tesla, but won't allow automakers to adopt anything that became standard overseas first.
Did any European automakers ask for the rules to be reevaluated? Or did they simply sell cheaper headlights for the same price and pocket the difference?
It probably wasn't invented in America, and therefore the US government refuses to believe that it exists.
This is why the US is happy to allow half-baked self-driving tech from Tesla, but won't allow automakers to adopt anything that became standard overseas first.