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while true for the driver-side mirror, the ability to move your head to get more/different visibility isn't nearly as true for the passenger side. I can easily

while true for the driver-side mirror, the ability to move your head to get more/different visibility isn't nearly as true for the passenger side. I can easily imagine a scenario where a camera that covers any blindspot, which is nearer your face, and is potentially augmented with CV object detection. You could also imagine using the large touchscreen display in the center console to show the appropriate camera when using your turn signal. I'd probably opt for a camera rather than a physical mirror if it was good enough.

Crito 13y ago
Cameras could certainly augment mirrors in ways that improve safety, but I do not believe that they can replace them (again, barring some serious headtracking). However Tesla was interested in getting rid of the mirrors to improve the aerodynamics.
- waterlesscloud 13y ago
  Wouldn't a wide-angle lens on the camera address many of your concerns?
  - Crito 13y ago
    Not particularly, even if you could get the entire range of vision that mirrors give you into a screen, you'd still not get any parallax (either between your two eyes, or between one head position and another.)
    - wtetzner 13y ago
      So you'd need to wear 3D glasses :)
userbinator 13y ago
On some tour buses in China, the rear view camera's position is adjustable with a joystick on the dashboard.