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If you're in the states, new cars are legally required to have a screen for the back up camera.
Woah hold on so a backup camera is also a legally requirement? That sounds a bit too much hand-holding for me jeez. (But I'm used to old cars and motorcycles)
Ok looked it up, yup since May 2018! Interesting
I feel that backup cameras have become more necessary as crash safety rules have become more stringent. The belt line on cars is really high now. You can't see as much out of the sides or the back. My car from the early 2000s definitely had windows that were lower and I had no trouble parallel parking it without a camera. I appreciate the cameras on the newer vehicles. Easier parking is great but also.... not running over little kids is good too I suppose.
Good point about the lack of visibility.. my usual fear is that every new requirement becomes an excuse to only make expensive and heavy, tall monstrosities, but a camera and screen are very cheap today so those are more than okay I guess, just like seatbelts and airbags.