[SpokenHands]

I drive a car fitted with adaptive LED headlamps and while the headlights are whiter, with possibly much less electrical load on the battery in use, and add to the distinctive design appeal of the car; they do not brighten up the entire street as depicted.

AUDI has been testing a range of Laser headlamp technologies for front and rear active safety, saw an interesting programme about it on Discovery only recently so not surprised BMW would amp up the marketing machine. But that tricked out "Laser" i8 illustration really does take the biscuit! There will be serious opposition to indiscriminate, high lumen lighting from cars that obstruct other road users, not to mention pedestrians, during use.

The Discovery documentary showed that there was a low radiation risk in prototype designs, that they froze over in winter as they were cold sources, and myriad other problems to work through. Not helped by silly photoshop jobbies!

This has got Herr Scott26 written all over it!