This problem has significantly limited my night time mobility. As I've aged the headlight glare has become bad enough that I've almost entirely stopped driving at night. Unfortunately at best this remedial technology would take decades to become common enough to let me drive to the store after dark, time I likely don't have. So I'm hoping there will be a technical fix for the other direction sooner, such as an AR driving glasses I could wear that could edit out the glare. It seems possible though that truly full self driving auto pilots will come first, solving the problem by giving me a digital chauffeur.
I’d be interested in getting others’ views on this, but it strikes me that headlights and their angle or height can sometimes be thought about as part of the “size/arms race” of vehicles. They say if you’re in the bigger vehicle in an accident, you’re safer, and maybe folks also think if you’re in a massive lifted truck you’re also less likely to be blinded by another vehicle. I personally drive an old Corolla and I am sick of being blinded by almost every other vehicle in the road these days. It’s to the point where it almost feels like a full on hazard because I literally can’t see for a few seconds while approaching oncoming headlights. My subjective experience is that it is getting worse.
Needless to say, but I am very happy with this news and potential change.