A method for controlling the orientation of a light beam for a motor vehicle is described comprising the steps of i) adjusting the orientation of a light beam arranged at the front relative to a normal forward moving direction of the motor vehicle; ii) acquiring a map of a path followed by said motor vehicle; iii) acquiring a current position of the motor vehicle along the path; and iv) defining a point of the path to which to orient the light beam, based on the map and on the current position; and v) rotating the light beam relative to the motor vehicle so as to light the point before the motor vehicle reaches the point.