Varroc Lighting Systems, a company based in U.S. is pushing U.S. regulators to adopt EU smart headlight standards, reported Crain’s Detroit Business.

The subsidiary of India-based Varroc Group, which acquired Visteon’s lighting division in 2012 from the $92 million acquisition engineered an adaptive-drive beam (ADB) that enables an automobile’s high beams to autoomatically switch from high to low beams at night.

In most ADB lights, a cluster of LED lights work to switch on or off individual lights to avoid blinding other drivers, and adapts to the environment. Six or seven of the 40-LED lights in an ADB lighting system are switched off to create a black-box effect around vehicles in the beam of light, said Scott Montessi, director of product development for Varroc Lighting.

"We're on the middle of a renaissance for (automotive) lighting," Montessi said. "Lamps have been the same for nearly 60 years, but LEDs and new technologies are changing the landscape."

ADB systems use cameras installed on the vehicles to perform advanced safety features, such as lane-departure warning, emergency brake systems, and can even detect light from other vehicles.

According to Montessi, ADB can offer drivers extra visibility of 30 meters compared to conventional automotive headlamps, giving drivers 1-2 seconds more reaction time.

The company’s ADB technology are to be found in European car models starting from 2017. Leading car brands Audi and Toyota Motors have petitioned the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to approve ADB systems.

Related U.S. regulations are expected to roll out in the next 12-18 months, said Montessi.