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Safety requires good view of the surroundings of a car usually means larger mirrors placed in evidence a better view for the driver the same time, though, they're a bit of a pain though they improve vision your side and back, they trade off a bit of visual real estate in the process they're susceptible to damage caused by passing vehicles, garage doors and car washing worse yet, they're a drag literally take a toll on fuel economy, we have seen a number of concept cars that leave quietly mirrors for better global automakers Other visual aesthetic integration of video cameras as safer, more beautiful and more efficient solution problems facing mirrors is just one problem pesky laws.
The first domino to a mirrorless future fell, however, that Japan has approved the use of cameras in their place, citing, in part, a higher resolution and the promotion of video technology The move follows approval in 2015 by the UN World Forum for harmonization of vehicle regulations for the replacement video meeting certain specifications.
Vendors looking to capitalize on the new rules of a company called Ichikoh develops systems that it plans to sell to automakers Sá It really new segment with a higher content, and that means opportunities for higher revenues, said CEO Ali Ichikoh Ordoobadi This is the trend, and we need to be in front of other Bosch has already developed video display systems integrated into the commercial truck pillars Cadillac CT6 2016 presents a mirror that can switch to a display video, a system supplied by Gentex Corporation.
video screens offer many safety advantages They can be placed almost anywhere on the car, providing a clearer view of blind spots can accommodate glare, low light, and other distortions of the video systems are generally lighter and certainly more aerodynamic than the outside mirrors, aid effectiveness Going mirrorless help manufacturers meet the standards and stricter emission fuel economy targets.
It's expected that most governments will begin to approve the replacement of mirrors with live video stream in the near future Japan beat Europe to the punch, which could give its automakers an advantage, but the EU should follow suit this year, followed by the United States in 2018 China also likely revise its laws in the coming years.
The trick, then, will be educating drivers about the correct use of their new cameras.
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