Mirrors have been an integral part of motor vehicles for over a century. The low tech solution has solved the major visibility issues involved with driving and now car makers think they can do one better using cameras instead of mirrors. This may be an improvement in large trucks where visibility using mirrors can be poor to the point that obstacles directly in front and behind the vehicle cannot be seen but for cars it may prove to be a theft opportunity.
Best not to mount a mirror, or indeed a camera, directly in the line of fire of a neighboring car door in the parking lot. Maybe someone should tell them about the practicalities of life?
(Score: 2) by Oakenshield on Thursday January 02 2020, @03:18PM
You have been lucky. In December, I had to replace my car's anti-lock brake actuator assembly at the dealership and it cost me over $2,000. This was after it failed in a panic stop when some asshole tried to turn left in front of me when he failed to look before he acted. Since it's a complicated hybrid, none of the regular repair shops wanted anything to do with it.