I drove with homebrew video mirrors for about 5 years. They work better than optical mirrors in most situations, and with OEM engineering, they could be better in a few more.
They save a fair bit of energy, by reducing both the frontal area and improving the Cd. You can have NO BLIND SPOTS. Like with optical mirrors, if you see something - you should turn to look.
If we are considering having cars that drive a some level of autonomy - then it is obvious that video mirrors are much easier and simpler. The approval process should be much more straight forward.
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