built in cameras as dashcam
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built in cameras as dashcam
I don't know if this has been beat to death or not, I searched forums but didn't find anything.
Why doesn't MB or other manufacturers for that matter offer the ability to use the built in cameras as recording dashcams? It would seem a logical thing to provide this capability assuming the owner could turn feature off if they did not want to use it.
Why doesn't MB or other manufacturers for that matter offer the ability to use the built in cameras as recording dashcams? It would seem a logical thing to provide this capability assuming the owner could turn feature off if they did not want to use it.
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Because they are always trailing tech. The dash cams are nowadays standard in S.Korea, Russia, and such, but that will take another decade for the rest of us in the western world...
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i always though the S-Class would be a good candidate for that. with the drive systems there are 2 cameras, then the predictive suspension adds camera #3, and then camera #4 could go right next to it for the built in dash cam.
though there are pros and cons to a built in dash cam. would it work when the car is off/parked? would it keep track of only visual or also statistics such as speed, gps, braking power, point of impact data as that is possible with all the sensors for airbag systems.
if there was an accident and it wasn't your fault, but the insurance company said "according to your data you were drive 2 miles over the speed limit therefore you aren't covered." this could be an issue.
though there are pros and cons to a built in dash cam. would it work when the car is off/parked? would it keep track of only visual or also statistics such as speed, gps, braking power, point of impact data as that is possible with all the sensors for airbag systems.
if there was an accident and it wasn't your fault, but the insurance company said "according to your data you were drive 2 miles over the speed limit therefore you aren't covered." this could be an issue.
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It would be a great concept but, you would need to combine the images from the front two cameras that form part of the 360 degree camera system. The image still may not give you the wide angle view of a quality dash cam.
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though there are pros and cons to a built in dash cam. would it work when the car is off/parked? would it keep track of only visual or also statistics such as speed, gps, braking power, point of impact data as that is possible with all the sensors for airbag systems.
if there was an accident and it wasn't your fault, but the insurance company said "according to your data you were drive 2 miles over the speed limit therefore you aren't covered." this could be an issue.
if there was an accident and it wasn't your fault, but the insurance company said "according to your data you were drive 2 miles over the speed limit therefore you aren't covered." this could be an issue.
The last statement would hold true even for an add-on.
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My point is, the technology exists in the vehicle already. We have GPS for geo-tagging, we have front and rear view cameras, we have G sensors. It would seem to be a fairly simple software addition and some minor hardware changes to have the cameras on when commanded by the driver and to save short (1-5 minute) loop of video to a removable memory device.
