Re:Cameras Could Replace Car Mirrors?
by mikeyouse on Thursday October 10, 2019 @07:12PM
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This isn't well informed -- Mirrors are a substantial source of increased drag. Something like 5% of the air resistance of a vehicle comes from the outside mirrors -- over the life of a car, that's worth several hundred gallons of gas, and across the population of cars, several billions of dollars in savings to consumers. I fret about the longevity of the technical solutions (mirrors on cars from the 60s work as well today as they did when they were installed) but it could be a huge boon.
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Re:Cameras Could Replace Car Mirrors?
by fingerlocks on Thursday October 10, 2019 @11:08PM
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Wouldn’t removing the front mirrors cause helmholtz resonance[1], aka annoying “window drums”, when the front window is rolled down? If you’ve ever driven with only the rear windows down you’ll know what I’m talking about.
[1] https://jalopnik.com/why-do-slightly-opened-car-windows-make...
If you're doing that, you have introduced a far larger source of turbulence than the mirrors ever could produce.
Re:Cameras Could Replace Car Mirrors?
by fingerlocks on Friday October 11, 2019 @02:15PM
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If you're doing what? I don't follow