BMW develops laser headlights...take that, LED

It sounds very sci-fi, but BMW is developing a road-going laser headlight system set for launch on its flagship hyper-efficient performance car, the i8, in 2014.

It was Audi that pioneered LED daytime running lights, leaving the rest of the automotive industry scrabbling to keep up with its high-fashion automotive accessory, but unperturbed by the craze, BMW is bypassing LEDs altogether and reaching straight for the lasers.