Tesla's new adaptive high beams software - Matrix LED headlights now work!

In March 2024, Tesla released an over the air software update which enabled the matrix headlights. All Tesla Model Y and Model 3 since late 2020 have had LED matrix headlights fitted as standard, but the adaptive driving beam function of these headlights has never been enabled, so they operated like normal LED headlights. They did have automatic main beam dipping though.
But finally Tesla has been rolling out new software that adds the "adaptive high beams" function and this replaces the previous simple automatic dipping. In this video I describe what this is and take the car out at night to demonstrate how they work.
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Chapters/timestamps:
00:00 Tesla headlights
01:08 OTA update 2024.8
02:09 What are adaptive lights?
04:53 Nighttime demo
06:03 Junctions
06:25 Oncoming cars
07:05 Even mass murders dip their lights!
08:37 Motorbike
09:29 Street lights
10:50 Behind cars
12:15 Dual carriageways
14:05 Slip road
14:23 Display symbol
14:57 Another motorbike
15:39 Works well, more demos
16:37 Car in junction
17:21 Dipping for pub outdoor lights
18:23 No longer dazzling on dipped beams
19:38 Dazzling on a hill
20:07 Outro
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[@DavidLJackson]

Tested it out the other evening on my Model Y SR and it worked like an absolute treat 👍

[@JohnLovesSpain]

I always put high value on your videos, thank you for this.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Thank you so much.

[@roryyeadon1702]

Thanks for this, extremely helpful. Got my update at the weekend. Can't wait to test it southbound on the A34 on Saturday night and will now know not to feel guilty when the lights stay up. Had some bad experiences with the old system particularly at roadworks for some reason.

[@GoGreenAutos]

The Tesla adaptive headlights work better on dual carriageways than others I've tried. They did a very good job for the first release.

[@YoshiKris]

Got flashed by oncoming trucks about 10 times yesterday using this and even a car I passed full high beamed me from the back for almost a minute

[@dorsetandy3873]

Recently updated this update to my 2022 Model 3 and had a very similar experience to your nighttime test drive. Actually the weather was appalling with heavy showers and the adaptive matrix lights are a real improvement imo. Never got flashed once by oncoming vehicles. One of the most useful updates in a while.

[@alex135789]

And for free. That's what pushes Tesla cars over the top. Easy recommendation for a new car.

[@michalbartkowiak1572]

​​@@alex135789automatic wipers not really to recommend though, what a joke, they are adding matrix lights buy can't fix the automatic wipers mode, now I know why the auto option is at the end of that wiper mode list.

[@Jaw0lf]

I am looking forward to picking up my new Model 3 RWD and using this feature. Looks to be a nice improvement.

[@Sidewinder1009oli]

KZbin compression did your video a nasty. Thanks for the video, we got ours last night 1st April around 20:00. Been hoping for this feature since we picked up the car, always seemed like it should have been just around the corner (I realise Tesla didn't promise it)

[@Bibolat]

Thank you for this video!

[@markcornwall8132]

A good update that I havent received as yet. The bigger update would be the wipers!

[@martinpc5140]

Fascinating. My car Is 2021 and I thought too old to have this but a few weeks ago noticed my auto dip seemed to stop working since the screen icon stated “up” whilst the “main beam” seemed to be ok as you have shown. I do agree that previously the lights were a touch high and the auto dip a fraction late as I occasionally got flashed.

[@GoGreenAutos]

If you have Model 3 or Y, then you have the matrix lights, so you should get the OTA update shortly.

[@martinpc5140]

@@GoGreenAutos I had it without realising it! Defaulted to “on”.

[@DJDXD]

it would have been nice if you had the perspective/camera angle of the oncoming traffic, just to see it in action from an oncoming driver

[@StephenBoyd21]

If you push the light stalk away from you then that will turn off the high beams regardless of whether they are on or off. So you will always turn the high beams off.

[@reallyisitjustme]

Tesla cars always dazzle me, I hope they get this update out quickly. I find that when dazzled by white LED lights, even a little, it take a lot longer for my eyes to recover, I wonder if they could use lower temperature lights now they have these matrix ones.

[@mattnixon35]

Not just Tesla cars causes dazzling, other manufacturers do like JLR, VW group, KIA, BMW and Mercedes. If they have software problems, then surely DoT should have issued the demands to manufacturers to dim those LEDs

[@Middleskeer]

Excellent video, my MX 30 adaptive lights are a pain on a dual-carriageway I always get flashed so I turn it off, but on a single-carriageway they are fantastic. They appear to light up the side of the roads more than your Tesla but that's probably down to the camera. Love your videos, great content.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Thank you. Yes, it was just down to the camera making the lights look worse than they are. The Model Y lights are one of the brightest headlights I've experienced.

[@blobbyrob]

Thanks for the footage. I've not had the OTA update come through on my Model Y yet, current version is 2024.2.8. Is there anything I need to do to initiate the download or do I just have to be patient?

[@GoGreenAutos]

Just be patient. The roll out has been on pause for the last two weeks anyway. You'll probably get it in the next few days.

[@danm4320]

Still waiting for my update here in the UK

[@viccao8431]

How do the lights compared to German cars like Audis HD matrix?

[@Madonsteamrailways]

Attractive feature!! I very much like Teslas as cars.

[@colinnich]

Well that's pretty much what they are

[@GoGreenAutos]

Some say they're just white appliances.

[@jsouto77]

@@GoGreenAutos ha ha.. thats if yours is white.... mine is grey... just like my fridge and washing machine 🤣🤐

[@peterburdett8131]

Does anyone know how many LEDs are in the M3 headlights? One BMW review I saw had 30000

[@FFVoyager]

I drove a hateful Peugeot 3008 diesel when my Ioniq was in for a bit of warranty work - the only thing it did better than the Ioniq 28 was the automatic headlights which were astonishingly good!

[@GoGreenAutos]

Headlights on newer cars have got really good now.

[@FFVoyager]

@@GoGreenAutosuntil they go wrong and you get the bill!

[@GoGreenAutos]

@@FFVoyager Yes you're right. Most are now sealed LED units and can cost over a grand per headlight!

[@jakgats1411]

Really hope Australia gets this update soon

[@raymonddsouza8948]

Just got it now!

[@stuartchristie654]

Great video, my update dropped the other day and I went out that night to test them. You do feel guilty going everywhere on high beam. As I approached a big junction there was a bright puddle of light with an oncoming car, yet as it approached it didn’t dazzle me and I saw the light drop. It was another Tesla out enjoying the new upgrade

[@GoGreenAutos]

That's a good point, I've yet to see another Tesla at night to see the lights from the oncoming vehicle's point of view.

[@wyx087]

The last clip, you can see the headlight drip while the other car was half way out. I don’t believe there is any problem with the new matrix feature.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Yes, looking at it again, he was clearly blinded when trying to pull out of the junction. But at that point I was still a very long way down the road and the Tesla camera wouldn't have seen him yet.

[@brandonbrown5166]

Okay as a US driver driving along during this video, even knowing my whole life the Brit’s drive on the left, my self preservation instincts are screaming, literally screaming at me! Lmao

[@GoGreenAutos]

and our roads are probably half as narrow as yours.

[@mowcowbell]

We'll probably never get this update in the US. :(

[@001ml]

Do you know if this will work driving a UK car in Europe?

[@GoGreenAutos]

Yes, the car automatically changes the light angles when you drive in Europe and you get a message on the dash to confirm. Teslas have been doing this for a little while now before this update as that feature was on a previous update.

[@001ml]

@@GoGreenAutos Thanks for that. I'm going to Europe in May and that's one less thing to worry about.

[@LysanderLH]

What I have found is that the high beam doesn’t activate when I most need it to eg. open road with no oncoming traffic appears to be dipped main beam.

[@GoGreenAutos]

I've not found that at all. Adaptive lights is always trying to give you the maximum possible lighting.

[@LysanderLH]

@@GoGreenAutos It sort of does most of the time but when it switches between anti dazzle and main beam, it remains dipped for too long and I would like a quick override to use without exiting the matrix function completely.

[@smithleon]

still waiting for the update to drop on mine....not jealous at all ;)

[@GoGreenAutos]

I felt like I've been waiting too long after seeing many posting on FB 2-3 weeks ago. With the light evenings now, most people wont be using the new feature much.

[@smithleon]

@@GoGreenAutos It landed last night! Ironically, i had changed it from advanced to standard and then it popped up a few hours later. Typical.

[@jjy1463]

I wonder how the frequent dipping and brightening might affect the long-term service life of the bulbs.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Its all LED and on modern cars, the headlights are a complete sealed units....so nothing serviceable, unfortunately.

[@sebulban]

Zero effect. The types of LEDs are meant to last 50 to 60000 hours with no issues. Switching them on/off or dimming has no effect on this.

[@pereckerdal]

LEDs are most power efficient when run on full power. For this reason it is common to dim LED lights (for example fixtures for indoor lighting) not by reducing their brightness but by rapidly turning them on and off, switching between 0 and max power, so often that the eye cannot see it. This switching can be done hundreds or even thousands of times per second. This does not impact the lifetime of a LED negatively in any way. Optical consumer audio cables (S/PDIF) sends data using an LED that switches millions of times per second. Turning LEDs on a few times per minute is surely not a problem.

[@mikapeltokorpi7671]

But auto high beams are not working in snowing conditions. According to a rewiever in Norway.

[@CarlRoutledge]

I have the update and it toggled in the controls. Should i then push the stalk forward to see the blue icon and leave it like that?

[@GoGreenAutos]

Yes. But it will turn off when in towns/street lights. Video coming shortly about this.

[@CarlRoutledge]

@@GoGreenAutos I tried it like this last night and for me it didn't turn off when in well lit areas. Not tried it again to make sure I was seeing it act like that

[@GoGreenAutos]

@@CarlRoutledge it depends on how lit the areas are. I've been doing some testing. When the street lights are bright, the system turns off. I'm just editing a video on it, which should be out at the weekend.

[@CarlRoutledge]

@@GoGreenAutos I'll keep an eye on it next time out driving at night to see how it behaves.

[@tpdtopcop2010]

I have a 2021 model 3 and do not have this update or feature. I am surprised as I got the free FSD for a month .

[@GoGreenAutos]

It is still rolling out to the vehicles, but not in all regions yet.

[@klasdillon]

Seems on Teslascope that only Australia is getting the new 2024.14.3 update right now. Ugh. Cmon, send it to the USA! I've been waiting forever for it.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Yes I've seen this. It makes a change for right hand drive markets to get something first. You should have it soon. Look on the bright side, at least it will be bug fixed (not that I've experienced any issues).

[@klasdillon]

@@GoGreenAutos haha true. I'm just a little impatient. Hope you guys enjoy it!!

[@69memnon69]

If you advertise matrix headlights, it’s implied that this functionality is enabled.

[@GoGreenAutos]

But I'm pretty sure they've never said matrix headlights. Just LED.

[@GoGreenAutos]

I've also just checked the Model Y owners manual and there words "matrix" or "adaptive" do not exist in the manual.

[@JonathanPorterfield]

Nice 👍 im still leaning towards a RWD 😊

[@GoGreenAutos]

We seem to pay more than other markets for the LR/P, but then we also have a higher spec on our RWD models. Other markets don't get premium sound, so its strange there's such a gap between the RWD and LR in the UK. With our UK models, I certainly couldn't justify paying the extra £8K. The extra range, performance and charging speeds aren't as much in the real world as people think.

[@JonathanPorterfield]

@GoGreenAutos im seeing some 23 plate RWD at auction for around £32k , with 6k miles , as opposed to the LR for around £38k with 20k miles

[@tim66612343]

I have a RWD, fantastic car, you won’t regret it. Range is plenty and if you supercharge it’s done so quickly that it’s just enough time for a pee before you can get going again.

[@GoGreenAutos]

@@tim66612343 Even though the RWD has slower charging, I'm often finding it is still too quick at a Supercharger.

[@GoGreenAutos]

@@JonathanPorterfield I obviously considered buying used and was watching the auction prices back in October. Even though I've not driven one with the original suspension, I decided I only wanted the revised suspension, which then really limited my choice as these are still generally too new to be going through the auctions. But I was also seeing LR models making the same as RWD of the same age and mileage. So the RWD has the least depreciation by a huge margin. I was weighing up whether I buy new and have the free lifetime Supercharging transfer or buy used and said goodbye to free Supercharging. Obviously, I ended up buying new as this also meant 6 months longer warranty vs used. But it was a hard decision because buying used was cheaper and it would have been a LR.

[@joelcarterramadge183]

Have been very dubious about this technology given how often I am dazzled by newer cars headlights but maybe it’s just my tires eyes by midnight!

[@nowsc]

… so, what does it look like from the opposing cars perspective?

[@GoGreenAutos]

Someone commented here that at 16:41 a car coming the other way also has adaptive beam lights.

[@sebulban]

It looks like they don't put down their high beams but yet it isn't too bright :) I've had these for years in my Audi and they are super nice. The quality of these Matrix led's differs quite a lot from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some are slower to response and some are not that accurate.

[@GoGreenAutos]

@@sebulban due of course to the quality of the software and computer processing speed (and the camera too), not the LED headlights. Tesla have the advantage here.

[@kierank01]

The automatic dipped headlights has worked quite well for a couple of months now, if not longer

[@GoGreenAutos]

I've never noticed any improvements referred to in the software updates. Still, my car is only 3 months old, so I would have been on the latest version and I still didn't find it good enough, so turned off auto dipping. The new adaptive beams is a huge improvement and I forgot to mention on the video, it replaces auto dipping, so that option is no longer on the screen.

[@Ag89q43G0HyA]

im actually scared of not having a tesla :(

[@1pt21gw]

How come?

[@abshassan]

My Mazda 6 has this feature and its the tits, never experience this before :)

[@Patriot3]

Love the tits.

[@landonsrt9587]

I have a 23 3 and a 24 Y and this is not an option on my cars in the states.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Do you have the matrix headlights fitted there? i.e. can it project "TESLA" when doing the lightshow? If so, then you may well be getting the upgrade when they've used us in Europe to test it!

[@royendgel]

16:41 the other car also has adaptive beam

[@GoGreenAutos]

Oh yes, well spotted.

[@alanhowemusic2457]

Who is the actual company that write the software for Tesla?

[@GoGreenAutos]

Tesla do

[@alanhowemusic2457]

@@GoGreenAutos mm that’s interesting thanks a lot.

[@paulb8627]

Won’t be on full beam at a junction as you’ll blind cars passing on that road otherwise

[@GoGreenAutos]

It is until a car passes, then it dips. For the first car does get blinded.

[@pkerry12]

Turn this feature off immediately if u got the new update it will stay stuck on high beams

[@FirstDan2000]

Uploading a video AFTER 12pm doesnt technically make it an April fools joke. So im trying to take it in the spirit of a normal video. But seeing the ability to project words on to the driver in front has me leaning towards it being a joke. Seeing how well the beam pattern changes makes me lean toward a serious video. But then you talked about mass murderers and i couldn't stop laughing. Some drivers appear to behave worse than the mass murderers example you gave. Towards the end im still undecided. Either way, interesting video.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Its not an April fools. Everything in this video is real and honest.

[@MrValVet]

Now every time ongoing traffic will dim their beam, I'll think it's a murderer.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Once that thought is in there, it sticks.....42 years later, I still think it!

[@marlasota]

Wow, what a life changing experience, Tesla now has lights that everybody introduced 15 years ago.

[@GoGreenAutos]

You're getting confused with other headlight technologies. LED matrix lights have only really been an option for the last 5 years or so. They were first available in some top end vehicles earlier, but the very earliest was 2013, but in a more simple form.

[@marlasota]

@@GoGreenAutos I had adaptive headlights in my BMW 5GT about 15 years ago. Sure they weren't "matrix" and could not display gimmicky lettering on a wall but functionality was exactly the same - incoming traffic was tracked in a moving black spot and the rest was lit up like a day. Also Audi had "matrix" headlights about 10 years ago. So this is nothing new. I think adaptive headlights were not allowed in the US due to their backward laws. Not sure if this has changed.

[@rohitkurup6191]

Agreed this doesn't work like Porsches/Audi and Mercedes matrix led lights. It's a handicapped system like with all Tesla features. I will check and see on my car (US) and see if this was enabled by some software update.

[@terrymackenzie6784]

It doesn't help pedestrians or cyclists I guess can you still dip it manually

[@GoGreenAutos]

Yes, you can dip the lights with the stalk if needed.

[@anthonywalsh2164]

Still hellish for oncoming pedestrians and probably cyclists.

[@sdjp19644691]

Could have done this in about 2 minutes

[@alistairbrown5413]

Cyclists are a pain in the arse anyway

[@AndrewEbling]

What about cyclists? Do we get our retinas burned to a crisp? In many ways it's more dangerous for cyclists to be dazzled, because we can't see potentially lethal pot holes.

[@GoGreenAutos]

I've not driven past any at night yet, but I will report back when I do. It works for motorbikes, so the camera and software is clearly identifying a single headlight, so it should do the same for bicycles. I guess it will depend on how bright their light is.

[@firstsurname9709]

Cyclist don't pay road tax

[@GoGreenAutos]

@@firstsurname9709 Nor have I since driving EVs

[@AndrewEbling]

@@firstsurname9709 oh believe me, I pay plenty of tax towards the roads, just not through VED (since I have 2x EVs). 😜

[@steinaringvaldsen5286]

If you want to dazzle other drivers, buy a Tesla model Y or 3.