特朗普政府承诺将更新汽车大灯标准，以解决驾驶员们日益反映的强效LED大灯造成眩光的问题。
The Trump administration is pledging to modernize headlight standards, addressing a growing complaint among drivers about glare from powerful LED lights.
为何此事至关重要：业内专家指出，美国现行的大灯法规严重滞后，由此引发了诸多危险的驾驶状况。
Why it matters: Industry experts say U.S. headlight regulations are severely outdated, creating dangerous driving conditions.
最新进展：美国国家公路交通安全管理局周二宣布，将出台新规定以解决大灯眩光及相关测试问题，并致力于使美国法规与国际标准接轨。
The latest: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Tuesday that it will implement new rules to address issues like headlight glare and testing, vowing to align U.S. regulations with global standards.
该机构将采用“协商式规则制定”程序来加快新法规的出台进程，促使相关各方共同参与标准的起草工作。
The agency will use the "negotiated rule-making" procedure to expedite the process of adopting new regulations, effectively bringing interested parties to the table to help draft the standards.
宏观背景：据Axios网站的乔安·穆勒8月份报道，2022年美国正式允许使用“自适应远光照明”技术，而该技术在其他市场早已普及多年。
The big picture: The U.S. legalized "adaptive driving beam" (ADB) headlights in 2022, years after they became mainstream in other markets, Axios' Joann Muller reported in August.
据美国公路安全保险协会的首席研究工程师马修·布伦贝洛介绍，由于美国的标准更为严苛，目前大多数大灯系统仍无法在该国投入使用。
But most existing headlight systems still can't be deployed here because U.S. standards are more restrictive, according to Matthew Brumbelow, principal research engineer at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
美国国家公路交通安全管理局局长乔纳森·莫里森在周二的一份声明中说道：“现行标准不允许汽车制造商采用那些能提升安全性的最新照明技术。因此，我们正召集业内专家及相关利益方共同更新相关标准，消除可能导致眩光的因素。”
"Today's standards do not allow automakers to deploy the latest safety-improving lighting technologies, so we are bringing key experts and stakeholders together to modernize our standards and address potential causes of glare," NHTSA administrator Jonathan Morrison said in a statement Tuesday.
他补充道：“这种协作方式有助于我们更新过时的法规、推动技术创新，从而保障道路上所有出行者的安全。”
"This collaborative approach will allow us to update outdated regulations, foster innovation, and keep everyone on our roads safer," he added.
一些汽车制造商已历经艰辛，从零开始研发新型照明技术——比如里维安，这家车企便是近期法规放宽后首家在美国应用自适应远光照明技术的厂商。
Some automakers have gone through the laborious process of creating new lighting technology from scratch — like Rivian, the first automaker to deploy ADB technology in the U.S. after the recent regulatory shift.
个人感想：我记得2017年时曾在《今日美国》撰文探讨汽车大灯的安全隐患问题，可时至今日大多数汽车仍未配备先进的大灯。或许此次规则制定流程能改变这一现状。
My thought bubble: I remember writing in 2017 for USA Today about the headlight safety crisis — and somehow most cars still don't have advanced headlights. Maybe this rulemaking process will change that.
后续安排：美国国家公路交通安全管理局表示，公众意见提交的截止日期为11月9日。
What's next: NHTSA said public comments can be submitted until Nov. 9.