This is almost certainly the direction we're heading, for better or worse. "Safety" equipment has been driving a reduction in viability (along with many other f

This is almost certainly the direction we're heading, for better or worse. "Safety" equipment has been driving a reduction in viability (along with many other factors) for awhile, and integrating more cameras around the car seems to be a simple/easy step forward. Ideally they'll do this in a logical manner, which doesn't try to replace mirrors (at first anyway) and instead just integrates into them, to provide a more complete field of view. The current trend of "blind spot" monitoring systems seems to be following this kind of idea, and so far I haven't seen much to complain about there.