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The side mirrors being digitised / pulled off seems a bit risky.

• askvictor 4y ago
  Why? Risky in a regulatory sense, or in a safety sense? With so much other electronics in a modern car, I can't see it being particularly more risky than having a computer running the engine etc. Also, the article does say, that, being not approved for US, the revised C.D. is higher than the original (being without mirrors).
  • ericd 4y ago
    The screen/infotainment system seems to be held to a lower standard of quality than the embedded electronics that control your engine/steering/other safety critical systems, maybe because before you put that visual on the screen, it's not yet safety-critical. I've definitely had backup/side video feeds freeze/stutter in cars before, really don't want that when changing lanes on a highway.
    • askvictor 4y ago
      I would imagine (hope?) that they'd treat side-mirror-replacement-cameras as a safety critical system. I guess the valid metric would be a comparison of chance of the side mirror camera system failing vs chance of your side mirror being knocked off by a passing car (or the auto-retraction motors activating unexpectedly)
  • nnevod 4y ago
    Screens don't provide stereo image nor focus distance the mirrors do, neither the displayed zone changes in response to moving your head. Afair, reviews of Audi's e-tron's screen mirror were mostly negative and mentioned that it took time to adjust from looking at road to looking at sidemirror screens and back and that you couldn't look "around the corner" with them.
• digianarchist 4y ago
  If you drive with you hand hanging out of the car then the camera gets blocked. My complaint is how expensive it would be if you knocked it off. Mirrors are cheap in comparison.