Remove the rear-view mirror - why Tesla Model X will do?

　Mirrors are 1914 invention, and now almost the entire one hundred years, and basically did not how they change. But engineers hydrodynamics, but on this little mirror spent a lot of thought, and they strive to improve the shape of the rear view mirror to reduce drag car when traveling - although for this improvement, we ordinary people seems unaware. 
　　Tesla Model X at the beginning of the design, it is ready to remove the rear-view mirror with a rear-view camera instead - rear view camera will back images, real-time display on the car's 17-inch screen, which played later endoscopic functions. Doing so not only to play it cool, but there is a real function - After a high-speed, rear-view mirror if removed, the car can be reduced by 5% of the air resistance, thereby reducing energy consumption.

Model X on camera replaces the rear-view mirror

　　In fact, to get rid of this approach mirrors, appeared very early in the traditional automotive manufacturers concept car, as early as 1999 North American Auto Show Cadillac, it unveiled a concept car no mirrors. Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes-Benz also launched a similar concept car, but this design is the most difficult, is the traffic regulations come from, because in many countries regulations require the car must have mirrors, so Tesla Model X in mass production, still accompanied by the rearview mirror, but Tesla is also actively lobbying the United States to modify regulations related departments to allow use cameras instead of mirrors.

1999 Cadillac concept car Evoq no mirrors

Volkswagen concept car, the rearview mirror is replaced by the camera, the screen on the inside of the door

 　But for now Tesla Model X rearview camera design perspective, it should still at the stage of concept car, the Tesla official forums, there Tucao Tesla riders say that this camera if you encounter rain snow weather process will be greatly affected, because once the water drops on the camera, the screen to see the impact will be greatly affected, but new things always require a gradual transformation, the camera is destined to replace the rearview mirror is a trend.