Navigated Traffic Assist

Navigated Traffic Assist addresses a critical safety and compliance issue associated with vehicle headlamps during night-time driving. Conventional vehicle headlamps operate in two modes—High Beam and Low Beam. While high beam provides greater illumination and visibility over longer distances, it also produces intense glare that can cause discomfort, temporary blindness, and accidents for other road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, and toll plaza personnel. Due to these risks, the use of high beam is legally restricted in populated areas, narrow roads, toll plazas, and zones governed by specific traffic regulations.

Traditional headlamp operation relies on manual switching by the driver using a lever near the steering wheel. Although "Auto Dipper" systems were introduced to automate beam switching, they operate only by detecting the headlight glare of oncoming vehicles using photo sensors. As a result, auto dipper systems fail to address several real-world scenarios—such as driving through populated or restricted areas where no oncoming vehicles are present, navigating road curves, or complying with region-specific traffic laws related to speed limits, road width, or population density.

Navigated Traffic Assist overcomes these limitations by informing and assisting the driver when the vehicle enters or approaches areas where high-beam usage is restricted, irrespective of the presence of oncoming vehicles. The system provides timely alerts and guidance based on geographical location, traffic regulations, and operational parameters such as speed limits and road characteristics.

In situations where the driver does not manually switch the headlamp beam despite notification, Navigated Traffic Assist is designed to assist or automatically control the headlamp status, ensuring that the vehicle operates in low-beam mode within restricted zones. This reduces glare-related accidents, improves safety for all road users, and helps drivers comply with local traffic laws—even when they are unfamiliar with regional regulations.

Overall, Navigated Traffic Assist enhances night-time driving safety by reducing headlamp glare, improving regulatory compliance, minimizing driver fatigue, and protecting pedestrians and other road users from the harmful effects of improper headlamp usage.