[mlyle]

I don't know how he'd be deciding which oncoming cars are equipped with this feature, as it's still uncommon. And he said " How hard is switching between high and low beams?" which seems to be more talking about auto high beams.

Better -something- that's trying to mask low beams than the alternative (nothing).

[eqvinox]

> I don't know how he'd be deciding which oncoming cars are equipped with this feature, as it's still uncommon.

The technology is required on some types of headlights (which you can recognise), because…

> Better -something- that's trying to mask low beams than the alternative (nothing).

…they also made low beams notably brighter and reach further (= extended the angular output). The alternative isn't nothing, it's less bright low beams.