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Fnord666
on Thursday January 02 2020, @04:15AM
from the What-could-possibly-go-wrong dept.
from the What-could-possibly-go-wrong dept.
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?
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(Score: 5, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 02 2020, @03:25PM
If you shift your eye from the windshield to a mirror, your focal point is still at (approximately) infinity. If you shift your eye from the windshield to a video monitor, your focal point shifts from infinity to a meter or so. This is a significant matter, especially for our increasingly aging population.