2027 Matrix headlight issues/gaps

[Ron A]

Wanted to see if anyone has this issue. Not sure if this is software, led alignment issue, or just bad lights.

On both left and right matrix lights, there are "gaps" where they dont shine at all. This isn't normally an issue until it really is dark at night on the highway and these gaps magnify large un-lit areas of the highway.

Here are 2 pictures facing my garage door. There are multiple dark spots. These gaps are huge on the road.

And all the sensors and lights are fully cleaned. These gaps started when the matrix headlight feature was enabled so I'm pondering if it is software.

Thanks in advance.

 

[mwscan]

The dark spots are strategically placed to keep from blinding oncoming drivers.

 

[Ron A]

The dark spots are strategically placed to keep from blinding oncoming drivers.

No that's happens regardless of cars or not. I know how matrix lights work.

 

[socktucker]

My Air is like that, I believe those are the spots to keep from blinding oncoming traffic. They don’t seem to turn off or on though.

 

[Ron A]

Sorry guys, but I have owned multiple cars with matrix headlights and they only turn off the section when a real car is detected. These gaps are persistent.

 

[socktucker]

Sorry guys, but I have owned multiple cars with matrix headlights and they only turn off the section when a real car is detected. These gaps are persistent.

Same. I’m just saying I think that’s how Lucid are?

 

[VLumina]

I think that's normal. Mine have always been like this

 

[Ron A]

Thanks for confirming guys. Another Lucid "feature".

Not how matrix headlights should work though. Benz, Lexus, and even Toyotas with them work correctly. On long dark Texas highways or in the country, these gaps become a huge blind spot.

 

[TakeDuo]

It's not unique to Lucid. A simple Google search for "vehicles with black rectangular spots" brings up dozens of cars with this anti-dazzle feature built in. From economy to luxury cars.

 

[Ron A]

It should dim when it detects a car. This is not the case.

 

[knewman]

The dark spots are common and intentional, every car I've had that used projection lamps has had them.

But to OP's point, the spots only appeared after the active headlight functionality was turned up. I would think it would be the opposite case - now that the headlights are actively adapting to oncoming cars, why would the gaps be necessary?

Anyone else with a Gravity seeing the same?

 

[RandomDesign]

It should dim when it detects a car. This is not the case.

You're confusing two different things. Yes, the adaptive lights dim when they detect a car. These spots are there even if you disable the adaptive lights and are part of the light array placed there to create small gaps in the lighting beam to not blind oncoming drivers (nothing to do with the adaptive lighting, even cars without that option have these). They did not appear when the adaptive lighting was added, mine has always had these gaps and there are posts going back well into last year discussing it.

 

[037]

My GT had those gaps since day one, use high beams
To fill in the blanks on those dark roads.

 

[mister_caroline]

Echoing others, the dark spots in your pictures are not the matrix functionality. In fact, the high beams/matrix lights aren't on at all. Those are the low beams.

I too have noticed the dark spots on the low beams since taking delivery last year, well before matrix was enabled.

What you are seeing is a reflection of the attempts of multiple manufacturers (again, this is not specific to Lucid) attempting to give increasingly performant nighttime lighting while passing various test procedures (e.g. NHTSA, IIHS) and not creating excessive glare for others during everyday low beam operation. They test/self-certify for reducing luminosity at specific locations relative to central hot spots, heights, etc. and implementing these dark spots are one way to achieve that. Other manufacturers have done things like having more severe or in my opinion, more distracting approaches (e.g. V-shaped blackouts). See below picture from a 2023 XC90:

I've driven German previously too, and while the SQ7 I had had one of the best and visually consistent low/high/matrix headlights I've ever experienced, I was appalled at the glare I experienced when another Q7 approached me head on.

I would imagine your noticing these spots has more to do with driving in the evening/returning home in recent days at darker times of the day as the days begin to get shorter.

In short, I think this falls under “working as designed” and it is unfortunate that it does not meet your expectations of what “good” looks like.

 

[Ron A]

Agreed. This "working as designed" behavior is disappointing when comparable and even cheaper cars have better performance. I love my Lucid, but having to lower expectations is a common thread.