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>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
by midoridensha 4y ago
>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.
- kube-system 4y agoDid 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?
- boomboomsubban 4y agoFrom the article, in 2013 Toyota initially petitioned for the rule to be reevaluated and later both Volkswagen and BMW asked for an import exemption.
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