As per experts of lighting industry, all standard cars will have LED taillights within next 18 months. Today Audis R8 and Cadillacs Escalade Platinum are equipped with full (both stop and conner beams) LED headlight units. The modern LED taillights now consist of more than one bulb. The beam is projected by computer designed reflector profiles for optimal illumination of the road. The tailights can be adjusted to customize the height at which the beam is thrown. Along with the engineering and functionality of the tailights the styling has advanced a lot as well. Therefore for cutting edge design and performance a new component is becoming a must which is LED taillights. Right now only very upmarket cars are offering them as standard equipment but over time one can expect that they will become a standard feature for most cars that are sold. Though you may have bought your car some time ago you can continue to enjoy the excitement of technological developments by adding products to your car or by modifying it with LED lightings. LED technology within the external vehicle lighting is still in its infancy. Future fields of activity are to be found especially in the implementation of adaptive light systems and in the further optimization of energy consumption. Many other cars are beginning to follow the trend of using LEDs. More and more car companies will continue to follow this trend as the years go by due to all of the positive aspects of using LEDs in automotive lighting.