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GM has a fantastic camera enhanced rear-view mirror that solves a lot of these blind-spot problems ...

http://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/general-motors-technology/gm-...

Hope it catches on. Can't wait till it's on more makes/models.

>Researchers and engineers working on the GM Rear Camera Mirror have been awarded 10 patents – one for the streaming video mirror and nine for video processing. The patents cover innovations in the wide field of view camera image calibration, de-warping, glare reduction and camera hardware design.

I assume that this will add some friction to adoption of similar video mirrors by other automakers.

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