Why do so many new cars not have automatic headlights?

[Anonymous]

A lot of new mid-range, cars even have daytime running lights. Meaning that subtle fog lights are always on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of new mid-range, cars even have daytime running lights. Meaning that subtle fog lights are always on.

They’re not “subtle fog lights” or even fog lights at all. Typically, they’re the high beam bulbs alone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who cares? I know when I’m supposed to turn on my headlights. I don’t need the car to do it for me.

But do you do it?

Many people in NOVA don't drive in the full dark with headlights. They probably don't realize it because street lights are bright. Also, in the rain. It is the law in Virginia and many other states to turn on your headlights when it is raining.

I believe I said I knew when to turn them on, didn’t I?

And in my favorite car, the high beam switch is on the floor, too. I have zero use for modern cars.

Knowing and doing are distinctly different.

Are you sure you have the cognitive ability to continue operating a vehicle?

[Anonymous]

They do people just have to turn them to auto.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares? I know when I’m supposed to turn on my headlights. I don’t need the car to do it for me.

But do you do it?

Many people in NOVA don't drive in the full dark with headlights. They probably don't realize it because street lights are bright. Also, in the rain. It is the law in Virginia and many other states to turn on your headlights when it is raining.

I believe I said I knew when to turn them on, didn’t I?

And in my favorite car, the high beam switch is on the floor, too. I have zero use for modern cars.

Knowing and doing are distinctly different.

Are you sure you have the cognitive ability to continue operating a vehicle?

I have the cognitive ability to drive a manual every day.

I’ll bet you can’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares? I know when I’m supposed to turn on my headlights. I don’t need the car to do it for me.

But do you do it?

Many people in NOVA don't drive in the full dark with headlights. They probably don't realize it because street lights are bright. Also, in the rain. It is the law in Virginia and many other states to turn on your headlights when it is raining.

I believe I said I knew when to turn them on, didn’t I?

And in my favorite car, the high beam switch is on the floor, too. I have zero use for modern cars.

Knowing and doing are distinctly different.

Are you sure you have the cognitive ability to continue operating a vehicle?

I have the cognitive ability to drive a manual every day.

I’ll bet you can’t

You would be making a very, very poor bet. You can send your money to Jeff.

And using a manual transmission is a mechanical skill, it isn't a cognitive skill. Better turn that drivers license in now before they take it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They do people just have to turn them to auto.

I’m thePP with the 2024 model. It does not turn on in rain alone while in auto. I’ve had to adjust my driving to catch it because my older model was more sensitive to low light so sometimes I just assume the headlights kicked on.

In both cars, I drove with lights on auto.

[Anonymous]

^ meaning it has to be really dark for the auto function to kick in, regardless of whether wipers are in use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares? I know when I’m supposed to turn on my headlights. I don’t need the car to do it for me.

But do you do it?

Many people in NOVA don't drive in the full dark with headlights. They probably don't realize it because street lights are bright. Also, in the rain. It is the law in Virginia and many other states to turn on your headlights when it is raining.

I believe I said I knew when to turn them on, didn’t I?

And in my favorite car, the high beam switch is on the floor, too. I have zero use for modern cars.

Knowing and doing are distinctly different.

Are you sure you have the cognitive ability to continue operating a vehicle?

I have the cognitive ability to drive a manual every day.

I’ll bet you can’t

You would be making a very, very poor bet. You can send your money to Jeff.

And using a manual transmission is a mechanical skill, it isn't a cognitive skill. Better turn that drivers license in now before they take it.

You don’t understand what words mean. “Mechanical skill”…”Cognitive skill”….stop embarrassing yourself, it’s getting cringy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My car has auto headlights, and daytime running lights. Because of this, I got out of the habit of doing anything with the lights when it is dark. This is fine, except when DH borrows my car, because he turns everything off. Then the next time I drive it, I spend a while lamenting my "bad night vision" before I realize that my lights are off.

I was going to say the exact same thing. And my DH drives my car a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They do people just have to turn them to auto.

I’m thePP with the 2024 model. It does not turn on in rain alone while in auto. I’ve had to adjust my driving to catch it because my older model was more sensitive to low light so sometimes I just assume the headlights kicked on.

In both cars, I drove with lights on auto.

OP here. What make of car? I’d like to avoid it because my 2011 car does this really well, and also turns on the auto headlights after just a few seconds on regular wiper use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My new car has them and I don't use them. I hate the excess light pollution. At night, and when needed (rain on Tuesday), I turn on my headlights, and then I turn them off

What is this supposed to mean? Light pollution is excess light at night, not during the day. You don't get to take a real term and make it into something new.

[Anonymous]

Really? You park the car (day or night) and the lights stay on for a bit. That makes me crazy. So lazy, just turn them off

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even on cars with auto headlights, you need to set it to auto. A lot of service departments set it to off when they’re working on the car.

Yes, this happens frequently. And maybe you end up driving down the GW parkway wondering why it's so dark before you finally figure it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really? You park the car (day or night) and the lights stay on for a bit. That makes me crazy. So lazy, just turn them off

Oh no, being able to see where I am walking is terrible. Save me, OCD God!