The structure of the early cars was very simple, the car was four wheels and two large sofas. With the continuous development of the automobile industry, the configuration of the car is constantly enriched, and functions such as intelligent large screens and seat ventilation and heating have also begun to appear. But there are also some configurations that have existed for more than 100 years and suddenly disappeared on some models, and countries such as Japan and India announced that the car can be equipped without rearview mirrors.
In 2016, Japan passed legislation that would allow cars on the road to be free of rearview mirrors. Many people are very shocked by this regulation, the rearview mirror is a very important configuration on the car, we have to overtake, change lanes must first observe the rearview mirror. The rearview mirror was removed, how to observe the road conditions? Without looking at the road conditions behind you and changing lanes directly, isn't the risk of traffic accidents greater?
In fact, Japan did not completely eliminate the rearview mirror, but replaced the rearview mirror with other intelligent equipment. For cars without rearview mirrors, cameras are installed on the front and rear parts of the car, which can help the owner monitor the situation around the front and rear of the vehicle. And the vehicle A pillar and the central control screen is installed with a 360-degree panoramic image, the camera will be taken to the screen, at this time without looking at the rearview mirror, you can understand the situation around the vehicle.
Eliminate the advantages of rearview mirrors
They feel that using surveillance cameras to observe the situation around the vehicle is more comprehensive than the owner observing the rearview mirror himself. These cameras can monitor the situation around the vehicle in 360 degrees, and there are not so many blind spots when reversing into the garage, improving the convenience and safety of parking and picking up the car.
Eliminating the rearview mirrors can reduce wind resistance and reduce the fuel consumption of the vehicle. The wind resistance coefficient of the body is an important factor affecting the fuel consumption of the vehicle, and the lower the drag coefficient of the vehicle, the lower the fuel consumption. Reducing the rearview mirror, the vehicle's wind resistance coefficient will also decrease, which can increase the fuel economy of the vehicle to a certain extent.
Parking was easier. Japan is relatively small, many roads are very narrow, and wide-body cars have no advantage in driving on the road. By eliminating the rearview mirrors, the body width will be reduced and it will be easier to park in narrow places.
However, you should also find that many cars in Japan still have rearview mirrors, and few vehicles have abolished rearview mirrors. Since Japan has announced the abolition of rearview mirrors, why is it not fully popularized?
Panoramic images replace rearview mirrors, and the cost of building a car will rise. Now the 360-degree panoramic image is no longer on all the cars, only the high-end version of the model and the luxury version of the model has a 360-degree panoramic image, if all the cars are installed with 360-degree panoramic cameras, the cost of car manufacturing will be greatly increased, and the pressure on people to buy a car will be greater.
All road conditions rely on instrument feedback, which will bring safety hazards. The camera may malfunction, in case the panoramic image fails, the owner will not be able to observe the surrounding road conditions, overtaking, changing lanes will collide with other vehicles. The price of the camera is very expensive, and once it fails, it costs a lot of money to repair.
The rearview mirror is the native configuration of the car, from the birth of the car to the present, it has become an inseparable part of the car, and it is not feasible to replace the rearview mirror with an instrument. Although many domestic cars also have 360-degree panoramic images, their degree of intelligence is not perfect, so the rearview mirrors on the car have not been cancelled. Personally, I think that although the rearview mirror is not as smart as the 360-degree panoramic camera, it is more reliable.
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