I'm kinda mixed on this one. I'm not thrilled with it being a requirement, but I'm also a tech junkie. Also, if the guy that just hit my girlfriend's car had had one, he might not have hit her. He said he checked his mirrors, but he obviously didn't check all of them well. If he'd had a camera or a warning system installed, that'd saved us some irritation and bodywork. So yeah, I'm mixed on this.
I think that we should make all cell devices disabled if they are moving at a high rate of speed. (Driving or Biking) Also every car should have a front camera that records everything so we know the exact stupid person to blame for an accident. See you ran the red light and you got hit that person or they hit you = YOUR FAULT, Case dismissed. Next the government will try and make cars go no faster that 55 or 70 MPH. UGH
Yes, concept/show cars have had rear view side cameras for decades but no-one has ever put it into production. I wonder if Tesla has actually tried it? The information I have had from a car designer is that the idea is a complete non-starter due to 'latency' - the tiny time lag between what the side view cameras see and when it is displayed on a dashboard screen makes it very hard for the driver to use camera-mirrors, as the rear view is not quite 'in sync' with the front view. It seems surprising to me that the tiny time difference would be significant, but then there has to be a reason why such a tech-y idea has never actually taken off, particularly in Japan where it would be ultra-popular. Hell, Mini could style the dashboard screens to look like stuck-on iPhones - you know they would love to do that.....
With all this tech people could just take a bus or train if people don't want to pay attention. People need to be reminded with a smack to the head that they driving a few tons of steel or plastic down the road at a high rate of speed that could KILL them if they don't pay 100% complete attention. Also I hate the little round rear sensors in the bumpers they look horrible and interrupt the flow of the design. They are like car alarms no one care if they go off because everyone is on the damn phone. Teach people to be smarter and less lazy. LOOK where you are going for God's sake.:mad2::incazzato: and get off the effing phone already.
I've often thought the same. Just disable all text, email, and phone operations if the built in GPS detects movement beyond what a human can do unaided. I'd still like music and navigation apps to work though....
I can't imagine that latency is an issue. Some race car teams have planned to remove mirrors and use electronic rear view at LeMans. For consumer cars, I think the bigger issue is guaranteeing foolproof reliability. Then you should be in favor of getting rid of the big ear side mirrors.
Electronic rear view mirror replacements Just a coincidence this link came up on my Google News? Or because Google is monitoring all my activity? Why It’ll Be a While Before We Can Replace Car Mirrors With Cameras | WIRED
Check out the volkswagen xl1 Unfortunately, that's the future. Soon, we'll all be putting around in an electric car with no mirrors, having absolutely no fun.
The longer you own cars and drive cars the more changes you will see. My first car had three on the tree and the only mod was a heater. A lot has changed since 1952 and it appears nothing is going to stop the changes.