backup cameras

Rearview parking aids

Backup cameras are small video cameras mounted on the rear of vehicles, displaying what's behind when reversing.

They help drivers avoid obstacles, other cars, and pedestrians in blind spots.

Required on new vehicles in the United States since 2018.

Also called rearview cameras or reversing cameras.

Opposites
technology vs. traditional methods

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Automotive backward-visibility devices

side mirrors · wing mirrors · mirrors · convex mirrors · blind spots

assisted vs. unassisted reversing

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Conclusions drawn without proof

rear vs. front orientation

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Windshield-mounted video recorders

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G