BMW of North America, LLC Seeks Temporary Exemption for Adaptive Driving Beam Headlights

Summary

BMW of North America, LLC has submitted a petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for a temporary exemption from certain headlamp requirements to allow the use of its Glare-Free High Beam Assist system, which is a type of adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlighting system. The company is seeking this exemption to facilitate the development or field evaluation of a new safety feature that meets or exceeds the standard.