Because mirrors can’t tell if you have a child sitting by your bumper. There are several safety justifications for electronics in new cars. ABS, airbags, seatb

Because mirrors can’t tell if you have a child sitting by your bumper. There are several safety justifications for electronics in new cars. ABS, airbags, seatbelt pretensioner, auto-braking, and arguably lane keeping. (Not to mention battery management system, traction control, etc.) Also, vehicle-state-aware and charging-station-state-aware navigation with auto-routing to Fast Charging is a massively beneficial feature for electric cars. Before I got my used Model S (2013, BTW), I had no idea how important this would be in eliminating range anxiety and enabling road trips.