Japan may beat U.S. to allowing camera-based side mirrors

BMW i8 Mirrorless concept - 2016 Consumer Electronics Show

The first Tesla Model X renderings may have may have shown unobtrusive camera pods in place of side-view mirrors, but production models have conventional mirrors. That’s because Tesla couldn’t convince U.S. regulators to allow it to replace door-mounted mirrors with cameras. Japanese regulators have a different view on the matter, it seems. CHECK… …read more