A new ‘magic’ rear-view mirror makes passengers and other objects inside a car disappear, giving the driver a perfect view of what he otherwise might not see behind him.
The mirror uses four cameras installed around a car to offer a virtual bird’s-eye view for parking and navigating tight spaces and offers an enhanced view in bad weather.
A small camera mounted behind the rear window, positioned where the wiper can keep it clean, sends a feed to a video monitor embedded in the mirror housing.
The driver toggles a switch between the mirror and the camera display much as they change a conventional mirror from day to night settings,
The ‘Smart Rear View Mirror’ developed by Japanese automotive manufacturer Nissan provides a field of vision that matches up almost precisely to the mirrored surface, but the picture can be adjusted for height, zoom and brightness.
