Back when sensors, electronics, and servos were unaffordable or unavailable, it made sense to have a low beam height control as the resting pitch of your car could vary by several degrees based on passenger/cargo load, trailer tongue weight, etc.

It seems vastly less necessary now to have that control in the hands of the driver.

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mulmen 7 hours ago | parent [-]

My dad’s 1966 Oldsmobile has auto-dimming headlights. There are manual overrides of course.

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sokoloff 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Does that relate to driver-controlled height adjustment of the headlights?

	▲	mulmen 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No, the level is fixed for the high and low beams. I guess the driver can adjust them with a screwdriver but not while driving. I’m just mentioning that headlight automation was being done back in the 1960s with simple electronics. Just a photo cell and a lens. The driver can adjust sensitivity.