To continue to add to this week full of new vehicle technology, Audi revealed a new idea of their production e-tron electric crossover. The vehicle will toss out traditional side-view mirrors in favor for digital cameras.
While this isn't the first time an automaker has considered such an idea, this will be the first time it's made its way to production. Cameras mounted on the winglets extending from both sides of the vehicle will feed video to a display on beside the instrument panel.
Audi states that the main reason the technology made its way to production was due to their aerodynamic efficiencies. According to the automaker, every .01 added to the coefficient of drag reduces range by about 5 kilometers or about 3 miles. The sleeker design of the cameras allow them to cut that down, even if only slightly.
Don't expect to see this in the States just yet, however. Current American regulations do not allow such technology. Though there is word that the country might adopt the UN resolution to allow the technology by the end of this year.
The Audi e-tron will first go on sale in Europe this year before it heads to the U.S. in 2019. If America adopts the camera-as-mirror technology before then, we can expect to see it on those models. If not, we may get our own, mirrored, version of the vehicle.
Audi Replaces Side-View Mirrors with Cameras
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Posted On: May 31, 2018 @ 03:16 PM