Rear-view mirrors and safety helmets have been the staples of driving and riding safety respectively. BMW reckons it can improve on this technology which has been in place for the past 100 years or so.
EXPERTS ESTIMATE THAT BY THE YEAR 2050, populations will grow to the point where more than 75 per cent of Europeans and 90 per cent ofAmericans will be city dwellers. as a result, urban roads will become increasingly congested and the probability of accidents will rise exponentially. to counter the increase in risk, BMW has taken a serious look into developing technologies that can help reduce accidents and enhance safety for the benefit of all road users. the BMW i8 mirrorless that was unveiled at the recent Consumer electronics show (Ces) in Las Vegas is one such result of the German car manufacturer’s efforts to improve safety. Conventional wing mirrors and rearview mirrors are replaced by three cameras – one on each door where you would expect the wrong mirror to be and the third is found on the upper edge of the rear windscreen. the images are digitally merged and displayed as a single image on a high-resolution screen fitted in place of the conventional rear-view mirror. this results in the elimination of blind spots as the cameras are capable of capturing a wider angle than a conventional mirror. interestingly, the bmW i8 mirrorless system doesn’t need to be adjusted for different drivers.
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