I have to wonder if the regulations have caught up to the newer variants of LED lighting available.
No they definitely haven't plus the car MFG lobby is "blocking" any bureucratic progress...
They're "buying" certifications in some dubious countries, which have joined the EC just recently, over which all EC members have to "accept" those... so there is "methode" behind it...
And as said earlier: they
must be limited by law to 1200 lumen max and <4000K... now, not later... and the LEO's have to get unleashed to enforce it, hard...
And a "... but that's OEM equipment ..." must have no validation... producing glare by exceeding the limits, your face a fine and the vehicle get summoned...
Some models such might only require an added program line, some will require a recall... but they're recalling a lot for a lot less these days...
I do not know if anyone has mentioned that during the day it is harder with the brighter lights to tell how fast they are approaching an intersection
You also can't tell if they have indicators on or not, neither from the front, nor while folowing behind where the glare of LED tail/brakelights also just drowns everything else...