Future Gear: The Truck Trend Top 15
Continuing miniaturization of cameras brings new uses, including the rearview systems that make it simple to hitch a trailer to a QX56, RX 330, or MDX. Infiniti's FX Lane Departure Warning System now offers a camera above the rearview mirror, and, depending on lateral motion and forward distance, will provide audio and visual indicators if you leave your lane. Volvo chose digital still cameras for its Blind Spot Information System. The outside mirror units take 25 pictures per second and compare the images to determine if a vehicle is moving into a blind spot; the system's programmed to ignore parked cars and other fixed objects. As a camera-based system, it's subject to the limitations of visibility in fog and snow.
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