In the last years three independent changes in automotive fighting can be noticed.The conventional fight sources Halogen and Xenon bulb are more and more substituted by LEDs.Furthermore the importance of the styling of headlamps increases to get an individual appearance for each product.At the same time the extension of the legal requirements enables the introduction of a large number of new functionalities.The light shifts from a passive illumination to the range of a complex driver assistance systems.To get excellent systems different aspects from several fields has to be considered.In this paper it is shown how aspects of fighting technology, fighting electronic, driver acceptance and marketing influence the development direction of driver assistance systems.In future headlamps these directions of development has to be brought together.At first the development of the hitherto existing headlamps is shown.Then the challenges for the next generations of headlamps will be presented.Finally we discuss whether there are natural limiations in the future development.