I see a glitch here!

I believe they have cameras instead of mirrors. I see that working out real well for them.

 

That photo might be an early prototype used for endurance testing, might have simply been loaded once and driven around for months on end.

 

Seems like you'd end up with a serious depth perception issue to me.

 

The thing backs it’s self up……

 

According to my smith training video ...
Backing up with a camera causes more wrecks than not using a camera. The theory smith came up with, and I tend to agree, is that one gets tunnel vision. Paying 100% to the camera and not where the tractor is going.

 

What happens in the snow and ice with cameras? Not easy to clean off quickly, or even look through the clear areas like with mirrors.

What happens if/when the electronics go wonky and you have no mirrors?
Totally blind. And not just in backing, either. Making turns, changing lanes...
And that is made even worse if the drivers seat is in the middle.

My sisters car has a backup camera.
Nice, but I still think it is better to turn my head around to actually look.
That camera only shows what is right in back of you, nothing with oncoming traffic from the sides.
Relying on that is an accident waiting to happen.

 

I think tesla and designer folks like them are counting on these trucks to back themselves in. Drive themselves. They will have to have a driver/watcher position for awhile as there are going to be a few disasters/crashes before its all driverless, if ever. I hope never. All electric. Yet no big charging stations. Whatever. This country has enough problems without trying to completely change our energy sector.

 

The us dot and FMCSA approved cameras in place of mirrors.