Sure, but is it a major issue? When the vehicles are going quickly there’s less of a chance of something sneaking up in front of them. The big danger is when they’re going slowly so something could come from the side and get in front of them with the driver unable to see it.
The big issue is when they’re moving slowly and things can move from the side (where they’re not seen) into the blind spot. When they’re moving forwards at a reasonable speed, the only way to get into the blind spot is from the front, where they’re very likely to be seen.
The point is, in most cars when a driver is proceeding at a reasonable speed they’re looking at the road in front of them. If something is going to end up in front of their car, it has to pass through an area where they’re looking. If there is a 5m blind spot directly in front of their vehicle, that only blinds them for the last 100ms before they hit it, so it doesn’t really affect the safety of the vehicle.
But, when a car is stopped at a light or something, the driver may be looking away because they’re not moving. Same if they’re in slow moving traffic. In slow-moving traffic something can enter that zone in front of the car from the sides. In fact, that’s one of the most likely scenarios: someone crossing in front of a stopped car, for example. That’s when it’s essential to have visibility of what’s in front of you, which you get with a normal car having a reasonable hood shape, but which you can sort-of get away with using a camera on a i-have-a-small-penis truck.
The camera not operating when the vehicle is moving quickly is fine, because that’s a time when the driver should have their eyes on the road via the windshield, and not be looking down at a camera that shows them a 2-d, low resolution view of essentially the same thing.
Sure, but is it a major issue? When the vehicles are going quickly there’s less of a chance of something sneaking up in front of them. The big danger is when they’re going slowly so something could come from the side and get in front of them with the driver unable to see it.
The major issue is that they have such a big blind spot and can’t see what is right in front of them, fast moving or no.
Things aren’t sneaking up on them, they’re running over shit they can’t see.
The big issue is when they’re moving slowly and things can move from the side (where they’re not seen) into the blind spot. When they’re moving forwards at a reasonable speed, the only way to get into the blind spot is from the front, where they’re very likely to be seen.
Imagine they look down for a sec to change the radio and miss the thing that is now in front of them.
That can happen in any car. Look down for a second and you hit something.
Now you’ve got the right of it
The point is, in most cars when a driver is proceeding at a reasonable speed they’re looking at the road in front of them. If something is going to end up in front of their car, it has to pass through an area where they’re looking. If there is a 5m blind spot directly in front of their vehicle, that only blinds them for the last 100ms before they hit it, so it doesn’t really affect the safety of the vehicle.
But, when a car is stopped at a light or something, the driver may be looking away because they’re not moving. Same if they’re in slow moving traffic. In slow-moving traffic something can enter that zone in front of the car from the sides. In fact, that’s one of the most likely scenarios: someone crossing in front of a stopped car, for example. That’s when it’s essential to have visibility of what’s in front of you, which you get with a normal car having a reasonable hood shape, but which you can sort-of get away with using a camera on a i-have-a-small-penis truck.
The camera not operating when the vehicle is moving quickly is fine, because that’s a time when the driver should have their eyes on the road via the windshield, and not be looking down at a camera that shows them a 2-d, low resolution view of essentially the same thing.