AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

Disclosed is an automotive headlamp system (1) which can control an illumination pattern of headlamps (310, 320) by rotating a headlamp unit (300) and/or adjusting the light intensity of a light source (L1-L6, R1-R6) included in the headlamp unit (300) based on the position of a front vehicle (20) located ahead in a driving direction, and a method of controlling the automotive headlamp system (1). The automotive headlamp system (1) includes an image capture unit (100) capturing an image of an area ahead of a vehicle (10) in a driving direction of the vehicle (10), a position determination unit (200) determining a position of a front vehicle (20) based on the captured image, a headlamp unit (300) comprising an array of a plurality of light sources (L1-L6, R1-R6), and a control unit (400) controlling an illumination pattern of the headlamp unit (300) by rotating the headlamp unit (300) and/or adjusting a light intensity of a light source (L1-L6, R1-R6), based on the determined position of the front vehicle (20).