[sandrobfc]

My only question is: why? I mean, those are going to be so much more expensive to produce, less reliable and harder to replace. There are some upsides regarding overall visibility, but I think that it's one of those cases in which the ups don't make up for the downs.

[paxys]

Improved fuel economy, improved visibility (especially at night), blind spot coverage, better visual warnings. It isn't really going to be too much more expensive considering cars nowadays already have rear view cameras/screens and all sorts of sensors.

[sandrobfc]

I'm not against all those cameras, nor am I rejecting evolution. I just think that traditional mirrors are doing the job well enough for this to be a question now.

[beobab]

Is it safe to assume that you've never used a car with cameras? I'd be very interested in a camera feed from my front bumper when I'm pulling out on a difficult bend, for example.

[sandrobfc]

I've never driven one without regular mirrors, which is the point here. I'm not saying that it's not a nice extra to have, but it shouldn't replace anything.

[wvenable]

Why would a tiny digital camera be more expensive than an entire mirror assembly? My side mirror is full of servos but my backup camera is all solid state.

[bena]

Costs are already roughly the same for side mirrors and cameras. It's almost all upside to replace side mirrors with cameras at this point.