India, March 24 -- BMW has been working on improving cornering headlight systems for years. Their latest innovation, as revealed in a recent patent application, is inspired by camera gimbals.Previous BMW models have featured lights that adjust within their housings to counterbalance lean and pitch. For example, the R 1250 GS offers the Headlight Pro adaptive cornering option, allowing the low-beam light to swivel up to 35 degrees in either direction to compensate for lean during turns, while also correcting for pitch changes due to alterations in ride height and load.

The new patent application takes this concept further by mounting the entire headlight unit on a three-axis gimbal, similar to those used to stabilise cameras or smartphone...