What a perfectly garbage feature.

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A few years ago, the U.S. passed a law requiring a back-up camera. Of course, this required a display on the dashboard. So, now all new cars sold in the U.S. have some sort of display on the dash, even the cheapest cars. I thought at the time, the real reason for this, since mirrors have always worked just fine, was to eventually display ads in the cars.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    As cars have gotten bigger they have larger blind spots. That law was lobbied for by a man who accidentally backed over his child because his mirrors couldn’t see behind his truck.

    The screens were originally just CCTV and couldn’t show ads at all.

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