Audi Q7/Q8: Laser Light with HD matrix LED + Night Vision. Review & Real-Life Test :: [1001cars]

[@BimmerDrives]

first video which properly shows functioning of laser lights! Very nice video.

[@lennardkr]

Can't tell if I am more impressed by this amazing technology or your explaining. Great job! Love the regular Matrix LED on my SQ8 TDI.

[@cyli91410]

This should be installed on every car

[@MavvyChiew]

this lights can cost more than a entire car

[@clasis]

Hi Tomasz, thanks for great videos like this and other security focused videos that no other “youtuber(!)” could mention or even understand the difference on these tech details. If possible, it’ll also be interesting to see Toyota C-HR matrix adaptive led (not auto high beam) video as well. They used the same blade technology with Lexus RX 5years ago that, until Audi’s lazer came up, was the first runner of high speed(400rpm) led lighting as well as adaptive lighting with 24 leds. Not sure if it can reach as far as Audi lazer but interms of area coverage and speed to light adaptation might be either close or might be even better (again, 5years old tech :) ). A performance comparison would be very interesting to see. Thanks again and wish you a great day

[@1001cars]

Thank you for your comment :) I will try to make this test, if the C-HR which I am going to test has it.

[@oijhhytdirhrbru]

You can treat the brightness(luminous intensity) in the center of this audi to be somewhere around 400,000 cd(which is the legal limit) when the laser light turns on.

[@nicolashostein7854]

I already used this technology on my Audi. This is amazing !!

[@darkubarku]

Lampa samochodowa. Jeszcze do niedawna, kawałek blachy, żarówka i klosz. Dziś to wyrafinowane, skomplikowane urządzenie, sterowane przez komputer a dzięki czujnikom, niemal świadome. Swoją drogą, jeśli kamera tak to widzi to na żywo musi dopiero robić wrażenie. Świetnie zrealizowany film z klimatem i świetnie dobraną muzyką.

[@agniveshizm]

Insane! Great demo! I wish they would turn off the laser automatically for the sweeping turns. For example at 2:34, the trees straight ahead are too bright. Turning off the laser at this point would improve contrast to the left where the road is going.

[@viccao8431]

Good point that’s often not thought of. Light uniformity and how are eyes adjust to light is very important and we can’t just throw the brightest lights on cars and expect it to be the safest

[@ONI1013.]

Can’t believe this amazing light technology is STILL not available in the US yet.

[@TecSolemio]

Bardzo fajny test. Ciągle śledze postęp w oświetleniu i po regresie technologicznym grupy VW z okresu 2018-2021 teraz ewidentnie coś poprawili w działaniu świateł. Hella opracował całą generacje nowych ledów dla grupy VW, zaczynając od HD matrixów dla Touarega i Cayenne. Chyba ciągle jeden poziom niżej niż digital light z Mercedesa, ale już nie ma tak dużej różnicy. Ciekawe jak na ich tle wypadłyby nowe światła w BMW (nowa 7-ka lub 5-ka), bo BMW w przeciwieństwie do Audi czy MB zupełnie nie chwali się technologiami tych świateł. Kiedyś BMW miało lasery, teraz to są po prostu adaptacyjne światła matrycowe, w 7 nie da się wybrać żadnej opcji poza kryształkami które pełnią funkcję ozdobną.

[@marooonio]

Mi się wydaje, że te światła z Audi zawsze świeciły i działały! trochę lepiej niż te w MB - chodzi mi głównie o zasięg świecenia i płynność działania/wycinania obiektów. Co do BMW to faktycznie one mnie najczęściej raziły po oczach z marek premium, podobnie w sumie jak VW i Skoda.

[@TecSolemio]

@@marooonio polecam testy @motoreport_ chyba najlepsze testy świateł na YT i te digital lighty w s klasie najmniej oślepiały i najszybciej reagowały jak dotychczas ze wszystkich testów

[@cristianmorar5558]

Price per headlamp?? 😁

[@kilobak2297]

The matrix technology here works much better than in my BMW 3 g20 LCI. It’s better in recognising cars that are far away. Also it’s not blinding oncoming cars during turning. In BMW it’s sometimes “too slow”

[@grzegorzlaskowski4986]

Świetne ujęcia i dobrze pokazane funkcje w każdych okolicznościach. Materiał jedyny w swoim rodzaju, a światła Audi HD Matrix LED to najwyższa półka - doceni je każdy dla kogo ważne jest bezpieczeństwo.

[@PiotrWaszej]

Yhym i po dwóch latach świecą na żółto i się przepalają.... super swiatla na miano chińskich Audi

[@adampawowski2839]

@@PiotrWaszej Sam mam te Matrixy HD i nie świecą na żółto, a auto ma już 3 lata

[@neilsonseymour2761]

This kind of technology would help a lot if we drive down on highway in the night since i really like to drive on highway on midnight

[@Thulebeez]

great video i am glad OEMS are developing better lighting technology for headlights awsome demo for the laser.

[@dread8900]

This tech isn’t allowed for US vehicles

[@Markoboy99]

@@dread8900 It is now, isn't it? I thought the law was changed the beginning of 2023

[@dread8900]

@@Markoboy99 not a clue, only thing I know is this isn’t available yet along with some of the more anonimous that’s available in other countaries

[@Markoboy99]

@@dread8900 Yeah most car makers havent made them available yet even though the law allows it now I think

[@achilles-live]

@@dread8900 It just became legal this or last month. Which is also great news for Tesla owners as a side note, they enabled their matrix headlights through an update.

[@Lorenzo_TT-RS]

laser light is stunning!

[@JK-st2uy]

Baniocha, Dobiesz area :) I know these roads!

[@Giorgiio69]

Tomasz ty to jesteś kot !!!

[@lm0026]

Great choice of music too

[@fajarriz_]

Is it the best laser light technology on a car right now? How 'bout BMW & Mercedes technology? I really enjoy this vid actually so would u compare?

[@1001cars]

We cannot compare only laser lights excluding matrix LED's. I tested laser light from BMW 7 Series years ago and it worked very good for that time. I do not know how it works in the newest models. I have never tested laser lights from Mercedes-Benz, only matrix lights from this brand.

[@Desertwolf399]

@@1001carsThere is no laser lights installed on newest models from Mercedes and BMW, but Mercedes has ultra beam light technology, you can test it on: S class W223, E class W213 (facelift), W214, V class (second and newest facelift), C class W206, GLS/GLE facelift both, GLC W254, SL AMG (newest model)

[@ONI1013.]

⁠@@Desertwolf399What are you talking about? BMW has Laser lights available on many of the 2023 and newer cars.

[@PanStar1986]

Ale to ladnie swieci!

[@happy_keats]

Jechałem niedawno S8 z ledami matrix, niesamowity komfort i bezpieczeństwo, te lampy powinny być standardem w samochodach.

[@nikon7357]

w 4:12 po lewej stronie stoi dzik. widać na termowizji.

[@n8n8n8n]

On a straight road it's cool, but how's it works on downhill or uphill?

[@ADRozaa]

Technologia robi wrażenie, choć parę razy oberwałem takim matrixem, ponieważ zwłoka w wygaszaniu segmentu delikatnie się opóźniła 😎

[@Rudy-Hernandez]

Can you make a video like this but for the Audi E-Tron

[@1001cars]

Do you mean Audi e-tron before facelift as "Q8 e-tron"?

[@TheHammondPL]

Hej, czy to moze bylo nagrywane w testowce na tablicach PY w kolorze piaskowym? ;)

[@1001cars]

Tak, to była PYza, ale kolor był ciemno-granatowy (nie znam się na kolorach).

[@TheHammondPL]

@@1001cars ok, dzięki!

[@shadibadawood9803]

How do you activate and diactivate the Laser light manually ??

[@1001cars]

You have an option in the system menu.

[@nhibmin9002]

Great video👏 Would be nicer to see from the view from opposite cars to see if they are blinded by the high beams

[@1001cars]

I hoped, it is clearly visible where high beam is active and where is not...

[@krisk1547]

Look at fuel consumption. In North America same car uses at least 30% more.

[@TheKacper2001]

A jak to wygląda w porównaniu z bmw?

[@CitarNosis317]

I wish the thermal video would be on like a passenger screen so they could help you "see" at night, instead of you having to monitor the road AND screen both.

[@dr-ok3sn]

wondering why audi is still using this old system and not the new one like it the porsche cayenne and vw touareg

[@1001cars]

No, Cayenne has a different system

[@irfanj]

And I'm glad we have the matrix technology on some of our local brand cars starting at only €13k. And they works great too but just not as intricate as German cars.

[@Spyker8921]

Insane

[@mic790]

С таким светом ночью ездить одно удовольствие. Интересно как ночью в дождь они себя показывают?!

[@d.a.2503]

нормально себя показывают, это старая систем от бмв, ауди только доперло до этого

[@figjam5181]

I wonder the cost is to replace these complex lighting systems for very minimal gains. If you drive to your conditions I can't even see the true benefit of these lighting systems over traditional LED headlights. I feel cars are becoming over complex for no real reason apart from trying to be different. Does any know the replacement costs for these lights if involved in a frontal collision?

[@1001cars]

Are you sure you do not see the advantage of Matrix LED over the standard LED? :) 00:43 do you think you will see the truck parked on the left side? Similar to 02:45. Do you think you will see trees (and sth. what can be between them) just in front of another car like shown? the cost of lamp replacement is extremely easy to find on every big auction site in your country. In Europe it costs around 1500-4000 per each lamp depends on the model and year of car production.

[@figjam5181]

@@1001cars I am sure I can't see the true advantage of this system over traditional LED head lights. My vehicle uses current advanced LED lighting and it works great. Lights up the road perfectly. I agree the Laser system is better, but at what cost. Driver education is more important. Bringing more and more complexity into vehicles is not solving the road toll. Not in Australia anyway. Vehicles today are becoming to complex and the main reason is that luxury brands are looking for ways to differentiate their brand from others. I have a lot of safety systems in my vehicle that I find intrusive and distracting. If I am alert and concentrating and driving to my conditions, this is the best way.

[@1001cars]

@@figjam5181 ... I have no words... Once I have a deer on my road and I could avoid hitting them only because I saw it JUST BECAUSE matrix LED lights (there was another car in front of me, so with regular LED lights I would not be able to use highbeam at that time). It would not have been possible to see the animal without matrix lights. Laser lights are much LESS important function than matrix LED. I published many, many movies which shows how important matrix lights are.

[@mateobbb]

Robi robotę, o cenę lampy nie zapytam;)

[@jureczekja3174]

Od 15 do 25 tysięcy za komplet

[@mateobbb]

@@jureczekja3174 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPEqpd6nth5isU

[@Navno_]

need thiss im blind driving at night

[@polgol6741]

amazing

[@bartekchmiel8505]

Myślę, że to jedna z niewielu opcji konfiguracji auta, którą po prostu powinno się wybrać. Czyste bezpieczeństwo. Zaraz za nią hamulce i opony

[@iceManSwag]

I will tonight test out my Bi-LED Sanvi L50 fitted onto my Mercedes GL500 to replace Bi-Xenon. Spec sheet: SANVI 2PC L50 Bi LED Laser Projector Lens Headlight 5000K 15000Lux 70W Hella 3R G5 Auto Projector Lens Lamp Car Light Accessory Super Bright Automotive LED Headlights Product type: L50 bi led & laser projector lens headlight Size: 3 inch Voltage: 12v Color temperature: 5000k Power: 61w for low beam, 68w for high beam

[@hongsoon-yong7164]

NIVI GOOD!!!

[@Zvezd83]

As I know, after owner bought this lights he don't drive during the daytime anymore ;)

[@Vuxchen]

Very sad that the laser light leaves almost all new cars since its a hassle with different regulation in all the countries :C Laser lights are such a cool tech. I especially like them in bmws. Could you get a g30 5 series? The g30 has a hybrid system with both matrix and laser light :) Would be cool to see with the level of detail you showed the q7 light.

[@iceManSwag]

02:49 you can still see two people sitting in the car their faces a lit due to the all the other light reflecting all around although they are cut out by the system. Im not sure they where all too happy to meet this Audi coming their way.

[@jureczekja3174]

Compare with 01:26 where high beam was not active you "will see" these two faces too...

[@SshahrouzZ]

It’s so funny that U.S. laws and regulations in this regard and many more topics still 100 years behind 😂😂😂 Good job USA!!! Keep pressing the snooze buttons😂🤣

[@H2SO4H20]

In the mean time, there already quite a large number of models with this technology available in the U.S. although most are above average in cost and and require expert level re-coding using special electronic tools to enable full functionality. I had the OEM LED-matrix headlights on a U.S. market car re-coded last summer so that they operate as shown in this video.

[@imeprezime9280]

This should be forbidden, i always drive blind for few hinderts meters after matrix from another direction. Response is too slow and they hit me direct in my eyes.

[@1001cars]

How do you know it was audi matrxi led?

[@imeprezime9280]

@@1001cars audi pass from opposite direction

[@1001cars]

@@imeprezime9280 If you were dazzled, how did you recognize?

[@imeprezime9280]

@@1001cars because i am car dealer and i recognize most of cars in every situation , night day fog etc. Those lights are awful for other drivers,just like new bmw back lights. Xenon is much much better for other drivers then LED or laser lights.

[@1001cars]

@@imeprezime9280 if you can differentiate Audi A8 with HD Matrix from Audi A8 with laser light just seeing the light passing by, absolutely respect. I am sure, even Audi engineers cannot do that.

[@matsonic256]

Ovo je čisto ometanje onoga tko se vozi ispred, svaki prometni znak ispred vozila svjetli ko božije ukazanje.

[@tomchimere1992]

Amazing, just f**k you drivers in opposite direction (delay when turning off segments), also having car like this behind myself is amazing, cause even they dont shine directly on me i can see those beams in rear mirrors and i actually dont need to see anything when im driving...

[@ElshanMadrigal]

This laser light price is over 4000€

[@chicogenial2300]

Ok ok, im buy HD matrix

[@marekjarek5974]

The same light test bmw x5 2024 please ❤

[@oreos0000]

This laser light activates way too fast I never saw any light system works this fast before

[@grahamshillingford8229]

If you need this much light to drive in the dark you shouldn't be driving after sunset & should book an appointment with an optician...

[@piotrpio1499]

Lipa że znaków drogowych nie wycina i sam się oslepiasz

[@tomaszoslizo9226]

tez mi to przeszkadza w matrixach w A6. mógłby doswietlac ale słabsza wiązka a nie walić pełna mocą, że wzrok przestawia się aż na widzenie dzienne.

[@mateuszholko6275]

też mam ten problem na biled

[@KazLo404]

Ни одной встречной фуры не показали. Сработает ли на два габаритных огня на кабине грузовика, пока еще основные фары не видны из-за горки или разделительного забора? А водителя встречной фуры уже слепит по полной.

[@albo3757]

Weź mi chłopie tego nawet nie pokazuj. Mam Volvo z 2023 i tam do wyboru były tylko pseudo matrixy z mechanicznie sterowanymi wiązkami na lewo i prawo. Do tego night vision w ogóle niedostępne.

[@makantahi3731]

i should wear sun glasses at night

[@PiotrWaszej]

Dwa lata i te swiatla zaczynają świecić na żółto.... zwykły chinski Led.... musicie uczyć się od Japońskich marek samochodów jak robi się dobre i TRWAŁE swiatla

[@aleksanderkrzyzak458]

Mam 2 samochod z es światłami tego typu mają po prawie 200 tys km i nie świeca na żółto co ty bredziesz. Moja q7 jest doskonała

[@PiotrWaszej]

@@aleksanderkrzyzak458 doskonałą to by była 20lat temu a teraz to chinski szrot

[@aleksanderkrzyzak458]

@@PiotrWaszej użytkuje A8 z tymi światłami i Q7 obie sztuki 2021 i 2022 chcesz przyjedz zobaczysz jka wyglądają te światła. Zapraszam na oględziny latam po całej Europie musze mieć dobre światła i nie widzę lepszych

[@simsnqta]

Poor other drivers. They get blind before even being spared by the cleverness of the system... 😢😢😢

[@dertobi257]

0:43 ah yes, brand new car and the oil pressure warning turns on while overtaking..... Great job audi

[@jay-uo2bi]

I don't think that is oil pressure warning light

[@1001cars]

ah yes, you treat short distance warning as a oil pressure warning... Great job dertobi

[@veliksami]

You guys think that's impressive? You should see my Heretic Studio 42" LED light bar on my Lexus GX460, you can see more than 1000 meters out at night 😁 However I do like the Dynamic LED headlights on my GLE 580. As for the laser function on the Audi headlights, I do like them however they should've made them swivel independently as well

[@КашерныйРэп]

Неотъемлемая часть безопасности- хорошая оптика, при езде в темное время суток, видеть фактически как днем. Была вся немецкая тройка, у Ауди считаю, одни из лучших фар.

[@d.a.2503]

hahahahha this is an old system from BMW! Is Audi proud of this? 🤣

[@TermGeeZe]

It still dazzles the hell out of you

[@1001cars]

no, not at all.

[@matsonic256]

This is pure distraction for the one driving in front, every traffic sign in front of the vehicle shines like an apparition of God.

[@simsnqta]

I agree. The latest gen of signs was designed by idiots. Way too reflective, can't even be read most of the times.

[@chaos7360]

mercedes is better, you can clearly see the black box around the cars in front fo you, this one is not as high def

[@Desertwolf399]

I’m a Mercedes fan, but Mercedes doesn’t have night vision camera, that’s really annoying because most of luxury Audi’s and BMWs have it, but Digital Light (can be installed on every Mercedes) has “Ultra beam” light that is lighting veeery far away, further than laser lights on Audi and BMW, but the only problem with it - it is fully automatic and you can’t turn it on when you want, it turns on when there is no cars in front because it can’t “avoid” them

[@Karcher1990]

Naja VW gefällt mir besser

[@badbush2414]

Audi have nothing to sell at all.

[@RedBananaBlueApple]

You’re literally turn on high beam in 2 lane road - even opposite side car is coming?! What a jerk.

[@1001cars]

And the driver of this car in front was NOT blinded.

[@2thebaum]

The roads are really shitty and horrible where you live

[@Yehl-g8t]

Fucking bgm

[@badbush2414]

Usual Kia lights works better

[@romansenger2322]

So to make it short: lase ris just a gimmick and marketing PR. Adds no real benefit.

[@adampawowski2839]

To make it short as a user: the laser lights gives much longer range of light and it is worth the money

[@makantahi3731]

yes, and after that all who came towards him were instantly blinded with permanent consequences

[@1001cars]

Can you show us when exactly other driver(s) was(were) blinded? What part of the movie I should see again?

[@makantahi3731]

@@1001cars me, it dazzles so much that it seems as if the light alignment is not working, as if I am looking directly at the explosion of an atomic bomb,luckily i don't drive much at night

[@1001cars]

How do you know that it was an Audi with laser light?

[@makantahi3731]

@@1001cars it doesn't even matter if it was an Audi 3.0 tdi or bi turbo with laser or LED lights or a Trabant with laser lights, it certainly didn't have xenon or halogen lights, the problem is that all LED lights shine too brightly and dazzle everyone around them

[@1001cars]

Yes, it does matter, because this is not the problem with Audi Matrix Lights or Audi laser light, but with sth. else. You are blaming sth. which is not guilty

[@nonsens...]

Będziecie brać pożyczki na hipotekę gdy te lampki zaczną siadać...

[@1001cars]

Komplet lamp to koszt około 3000-9000 zł na allegro zależnie od modelu itd. Gdzie są tak tanie mieszkania, bym się zainteresował.

[@nonsens...]

@@1001cars A gdzie ja napisałem o mieszkaniach? Ludzina w Polsce na klockach oszczędza, a na lampki wyda. Ponadto gdy zjara się taki matrix w trasie to żaróweczki sobie nie wymienisz na stacji. Itd itp…Do rzeczonego modelu lampy zaczynają się od 8 tys....

[@1001cars]

@@nonsens... zakręciłeś się z tymi komentarzami (także tymi które sam usuwasz) :) W większości obecnych nowych aut masz LED-y, w których nie wymienisz "żaróweczki" na stacji. Jednocześnie: nie mówimy o aucie za 50 czy 100 tys. zł, tylko sporo droższym. O podejściu, o którym mówisz nie ma więc mowy.

[@nonsens...]

@@1001cars Co to za różnica ile nowe auto kosztuje. Nowe światła oślepiają, mają reflektory które trzeba wymienić w całości, często bez użycia komputera się nie obejdzie, a problemy z nimi dopiero się zaczną za kilka lat. Niewiele ma to wspólnego z poprawą bezpieczeństwa, chyba, że jedziesz sam pustą drogą. Nie wspomnę o śladzie węglowym ciągnącym się od produkcji do utylizacji tych eko śmieci...

[@1001cars]

@@nonsens... Ma i to wielkie znaczenie, a te reflektory nie oślepiają, co zresztą widać na filmie.

[@andrzejchlopus8536]

Mam takie światła w swoim szescioletnim mercedesie glc amg ,może nie laserowe ale w niczym nie ustępują tym z audi

[@1001cars]

Jesteś pewien, że w niczym nie ustępują? :) A jaki mają zasięg?

[@andrzejchlopus8536]

@@1001cars nie mierzyłem jaka jest odległość świecenia ale tak jak mówię w niczym nie ustępują

[@piotrk1722]

@@andrzejchlopus8536 nie mierzył ale jest jak mówi LOL

[@mjn5016]

Garbage system as soon as a single other driver is one the road. Should be banned.

[@1001cars]

Even in this movie, in the first (first!) minute there was two or three other cars and still their drivers were NOT blinded. Did you check the movie BEFORCE writing the comment?

[@mjn5016]

@@1001cars Really? They were blinded right when they drove by at the end. It happens EVERY TIME to me. Also the system does nothing when there are bushes in the middle that slightly block the headlights of oncoming traffic. Do you really think that just because it seemed to work almost okay in this video for the 3 cars that we saw that it always works like that? Especially as soon as the sensors are a little bit dirty? There are plently of videos showing exactly what I speak of. Even under this video, just scroll down a bit.

[@1001cars]

Somehow, when watched the movie frame by frame other drivers were not visible = were NOT blinded. 2nd: you have to decide: was it ok when two or three cars are in front of Audi Matrix system or not, because once you said it did not, once it did. "Especially as soon as the sensors are a little bit dirty?" you should give your driver licence back because you want to drive with dirty windshield.

[@mjn5016]

Where did I contradict myself? Also you can clearly see the people in the car at 2:49 min. Do another test if you are so sure. Switch cars and put a camera in a normal car (not an SUV, you are alot less likely to get blinded if your seating position is 1m above most other people) and have the Audi be in the oncoming traffic. See if it blinds you. Do a couple of different scenarios like highway and a rural road for example and just TEST it a few times. Preferably in different weater conditions. The glare alone that these headlights produce in the rain is extreme. Im not saying that these arent great ~70% of the time. But other drivers dont care if it works great MOST of the time. They care when they can't see anything. And that sadly happens alot. You show a 7min video of handpicked examples and say "I can't see the other drivers, so they can't be blinded!" Do a test then. BE the other car for once. Or maybe me and the many thousand other people who experience the blinding on a daily basis are just lying. idk.

[@1001cars]

@@mjn5016 Everything what you are saying is complaining about LOW beams, not high beams which are tested here. 99% of people who have problems with - as they think - matrix lights - are in reality blinded by regular LED LOW beam lights. They even cannot recognise what car did they passed. Yes I made a test from another car and I was not blinded by highbeam from Audi Matrix LED. The driver at 2:49 was not blinded.

[@cc_choco]

HID could also reach 500 meters long.

[@marekjarek5974]

Byqu zrob taki test z najnowsza bmw

[@Finist_]

А ещё говорят, что в России дороги хреновые😂