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It also disallows drivers behind the vehicle to see through it to see what’s in front. Of course there are plenty such vehicles on the road already (trucks, RVs, etc), but it would probably be detrimental to road safety if this feature becomes popular among automakers.

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Many SUVs' rear glass are already so high and tinted out of the factory. I rarely get to see what's beyond these vehicles when I'm in traffic.

Nothing beats having a proper following distance for safety.

Actually, this got progressively worse over time: older cars have really big and non-tinted rear windows, so no problem to "see through" (but I wouldn't want to land on the roof after an accident with one of those). Newer cars, even non-SUVs, are already worse in this regard (smaller windows, often tinted, bigger headrests). If you add SUVs, pickups, vans etc. to the mix it gets even worse.

Queue replacing rear "window" with screen to show what's in front... wait a few years for companies to monetize with ads of course.

https://news.samsung.com/global/the-safety-truck-could-revol...

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