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Re:Cameras Could Replace Car Mirrors? by scrumper on Thursday October 10, 2019 @04:15PM (#21218709)
Absolutely. Big thick A pillars have increased survivability in crashes (embedded airbags, stronger structure) but that doesn't come for free - they cause some accidents (hiding bikers, also cars when pulling out of junctions).

I'd love to see a transparent A pillar but I can imagine the parallax issues (talked about in other comments here) would make them a bit weird.

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Re:Cameras Could Replace Car Mirrors? by pro_zac on Friday October 11, 2019 @08:37AM (#21223705)
Volvo made a concept car with glass A pillars and no B pillars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_SCC

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Re:Cameras Could Replace Car Mirrors? by scrumper on Friday October 11, 2019 @10:06AM (#21224472)
That was interesting, thanks. Good to see how much of its safety features are now common (blind spot assist, adaptive cruise control etc.) And, given this thread, amusing that the wikipedia article doesn't pick up on the A pillars.
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