conference paper yes Niklas Fittkau author 698900009-0007-1281-4465 Leon Bußemas author 51118 Kevin Malena author 363030000-0003-1183-4679 Sandra Gausemeier author 17793 Ansgar Trächtler author 552 153 department 37th IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) Nachhaltigkeitsoptimiertes Life Cycle Assessment technologisch hochkomplexer Produkte am Beispiel Automobilbeleuchtung project The key to achieving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions in transportation lies in the effectiveness of vehicles and their associated mechatronic systems. A notable example of a mechatronic system is the headlamp at the front of a vehicle, which emits adaptive headlights, such as the well-known adaptive cornering lights or glare-free high beam. The rise of these and other Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) has led to a proliferation of sensor data. However, the full potential of ADAS sensor data for increasing energy efficiency has not yet been exploited in the past. This study demonstrates that utilizing the data to dynamically adapt headlights to the upcoming driving scenario leads to a substantial reduction in power consumption. This objective is pursued by focusing on the predominant carbon footprint driver, namely the low beam. IEEE2026Detroit eng intelligent headlightsenergy efficiencyecodrivingdecarbonizationmatrix LED headlightsadaptive realtime controlADAS systemsfeedforward controlsimulation 37 Fittkau, Niklas, et al. “Intelligent Headlights Boost Energy Efficiency and Drive Decarbonization.” <i>2026 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)</i>, vol. 37, IEEE, 2026. @inproceedings{Fittkau_Bußemas_Malena_Gausemeier_Trächtler_2026, place={Detroit, Vereinigte Staaten}, title={Intelligent headlights boost energy efficiency and drive decarbonization}, volume={37}, booktitle={2026 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)}, publisher={IEEE}, author={Fittkau, Niklas and Bußemas, Leon and Malena, Kevin and Gausemeier, Sandra and Trächtler, Ansgar}, year={2026} } Fittkau N, Bußemas L, Malena K, Gausemeier S, Trächtler A. Intelligent headlights boost energy efficiency and drive decarbonization. In: <i>2026 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)</i>. Vol 37. IEEE; 2026. N. Fittkau, L. Bußemas, K. Malena, S. Gausemeier, and A. Trächtler, “Intelligent headlights boost energy efficiency and drive decarbonization,” in <i>2026 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)</i>, Detroit, 2026, vol. 37. Fittkau, N., Bußemas, L., Malena, K., Gausemeier, S., &#38; Trächtler, A. (2026). Intelligent headlights boost energy efficiency and drive decarbonization. <i>2026 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)</i>, <i>37</i>. Fittkau, Niklas, Leon Bußemas, Kevin Malena, Sandra Gausemeier, and Ansgar Trächtler. “Intelligent Headlights Boost Energy Efficiency and Drive Decarbonization.” In <i>2026 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)</i>, Vol. 37. Detroit, Vereinigte Staaten: IEEE, 2026. N. Fittkau, L. Bußemas, K. Malena, S. Gausemeier, A. Trächtler, in: 2026 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), IEEE, Detroit, Vereinigte Staaten, 2026. 665452026-07-20T06:18:02Z2026-07-20T08:31:58Z