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I rented a car and the rear view mirror is not a mirror at all but rather is a tiny LED screen showing the output of a camera. This is actually fucking terrible because I have no idea where the camera is, therefore I have no idea where this notional "mirror" is meant to be in space and therefore I cannot gauge distances, normally one of the main things you look into a rear view mirror to do
It’s incredible that people will buy this kind of crap for a ton of money!
have any SUV with this type of rearview mirror and honestly IMO it is the best driver assistive technological in a decade, in actual mirror mode I get a small view around 400 x 400 mm but in camera mode I get a full unobstructed view. I get the complaint about VR sickness as I had a few existential crisis’s when the vehicle was new but that issue passes with time and it is only an issue for people who have muscle memory that the rearview is a mirror, as this option becomes more popular younger generations won’t be affected by this.
The only issue I would have with something like this is the same issue I have with backup cameras (which I can’t live without anymore) is the visibility obstruction caused by condensation or precipitation. I’m in the Midwest and I regularly have my backup camera partially obstructed by water droplets or entirely covered by snow. I’ve had instances where I clean it before leaving and it’s obstructed by the time I get to my destination, so I’d be worried about losing the camera mirror the same way. Won’t be a big issue with a physical mirror, but still annoying.
Design placement is definitely part of the issue, since it can get obstructed during a drive in the winter storms. Thankfully my rear window has a wiper to clean it when needed.
have any SUV with this type of rearview mirror and honestly IMO it is the best driver assistive technological in a decade, in actual mirror mode I get a small view around 400 x 400 mm but in camera mode I get a full unobstructed view. I get the complaint about VR sickness as I had a few existential crisis’s when the vehicle was new but that issue passes with time and it is only an issue for people who have muscle memory that the rearview is a mirror, as this option becomes more popular younger generations won’t be affected by this.
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The only issue I would have with something like this is the same issue I have with backup cameras (which I can’t live without anymore) is the visibility obstruction caused by condensation or precipitation. I’m in the Midwest and I regularly have my backup camera partially obstructed by water droplets or entirely covered by snow. I’ve had instances where I clean it before leaving and it’s obstructed by the time I get to my destination, so I’d be worried about losing the camera mirror the same way. Won’t be a big issue with a physical mirror, but still annoying.
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Design placement is definitely part of the issue, since it can get obstructed during a drive in the winter storms. Thankfully my rear window has a wiper to clean it when needed.