These kinds of regulations need to have an extra clause saying: > Any other design of headlight not meeting the above requirements is allowed, so long as the c

These kinds of regulations need to have an extra clause saying: > Any other design of headlight not meeting the above requirements is allowed, so long as the car manufacturer's vehicles, over the previous year, have been involved in fewer incidents than the national average. Basically, all safety related rules shouldn't apply to you if you can demonstrate your products are safer than the rest of the industry. Same for brakes, airbags, seatbelts, etc. That will push safety innovation far harder than rigid rules would.