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The All-Electric Honda e is Bringing its Side View Mirrors Inside

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 29 2019, @12:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the seeing-what's-around-you dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Honda e, the compact electric vehicle that’s coming to market in spring 2020, is bringing its side-view mirrors inside. The company confirmed Tuesday that its side-camera-mirror system, which was on the prototype version, will be a standard feature when the car enters production.  The side-ca...

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/28/the-all-electric-honda-e-is-bringing-its-side-view-mirrors-inside/

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 29 2019, @05:59AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 29 2019, @05:59AM (#848791)

    I normally have the side mirrors set way out, so I can barely see the side of my car.

    I have mine far enough out so that I have to move my head a bit to see the side of my own car. I recall at one point that somebody saw a picture I snapped and asked me if I actually used my side-views. I think they were unaccustomed to that much adjustment. It's always made sense to me--I already know where my own car is. That little sliver of blindness is to small for even the tiniest motorcycle to get into, so it does no harm.

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  • (Score: 1) by pTamok on Wednesday May 29 2019, @07:47PM

    by pTamok (3042) on Wednesday May 29 2019, @07:47PM (#849050)

    I set my mirrors the same. It makes sense to use the entire mirror, and not use part of the visual field to show a static image of the side of your vehicle. As you say, it pretty much eliminates blind spots. If I move my head slightly, of course I can reassure myself that the side of the vehicle is still there, but I rarely need that reassurance.