Audi R8 e-tron gets digital rear-view mirror
Parking cameras have been a feature of cars for a while now, but Audi's taken the idea a stage further with its R8 e-tron – it's ditching the rear-view mirror entirely in favour of a digital mirror.
The supercar doesn't have a rear window to improve its aerodynamic profile – so it can't use a standard mirror. Instead, pictures from a lightweight camera mounted on the rear of the car are fed to a 7.7in Samsung-built AMOLED screen.
Although the Le Mans R18 e-tron features the same tech – Allan McNish talks to Stuff.tv about some of its bells and whistles here – the R8 e-tron is the first production car to replace the conventional rear-view mirror with a digital version. Down the line, it could include some interesting extra features – like augmented reality overlays showing the speed of following cars, for example.
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jjbomber
40 weeks ago
Even better would be to get rid of the side mirrors. Two small cameras in the sides of the front bumper and displayed on the rear view mirror would be ideal. No need for side mirrors and the problems they cause.