r/Cartalk 16d ago

‘Automatic headlights’ don’t work in fog? Safety Question

About 40-50% of the cars we passed on the road today had no headlights on or only had the dim side lights. Do automatic lights not work in fog for these modern cars? Seems super sketchy

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u/shoxorr 16d ago

In all higher trim cars they automatically go on in bad weather (rain, fog, snow, overall bad visibility). Higher trim meaning that system works together with front facing camera, not just relying on light sensor