How does a Vario-Xenon (Hella trademark) system work?
This is a future headlight system that will adapt to all kinds of conditions. It has varoius sensors that make headlights adapt light distrubution according to ambient light, speed, steering wheel position, and possibly GPS coordinates. A common powerful Xenon bulb is placed away from the headlights. Light is transferred through thin fibre optic cables to headlights, where they terminate in variable fresnel lenses. Rumors say that Verio-Xenon will be available during 2002 from Hella for automobile manufacturers. The future will tell if they are able to get production cost down. Volvo has been testing this system in their SCC concept car since 2001.
