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Anybody know how much a rear camera costs a car manufacturer?
Posted on 3/31/14 at 11:55 am
Posted on 3/31/14 at 11:55 am
Because they're being mandated apparently.
Per Breaking News on CNN: New cars under 10,000 lbs must have backup cameras by May 2018, government says.
Per Breaking News on CNN: New cars under 10,000 lbs must have backup cameras by May 2018, government says.
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Posted on 3/31/14 at 11:59 am to UGATiger26
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Anybody know how much a rear camera costs a car manufacturer?
You can get one installed for $250-300 (camera, install) but a monitor in the car costs more.
I would imagine that probably under $300 for a manufacturer, especially since most cars have a monitor in them already.
If you are going to mandate car manufacturers installing safety features, this IMHO is the biggest since air bags.
I can see the argument against installing safety features but if you do it, this is a good one. It really changes the way you drive and makes you a much safe driver IMHO.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 11:59 am to UGATiger26
They are awesome. This is good news. The new headlights should be mandated too. And the red light in the side mirror when someone is in your blind spot. In fact they should just mandate everybody buys a new State-mandated car or they have to pay a fine of 1% of their annual income. 
Posted on 3/31/14 at 12:02 pm to UGATiger26
It was standard on my 2013 Honda Accord. In fact, the baseline model includes the camera, bluetooth, Pandora, text to voice recognition, etc.
That's pretty good for a $23,000 car.
That's pretty good for a $23,000 car.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 12:02 pm to Hawkeye95
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If you are going to mandate car manufacturers installing safety features, this IMHO is the biggest since air bags.
Whose safety is this protecting? Pedestrians behind the vehicle?
Do you have any stats on how necessary this is? How effective this will be?
Posted on 3/31/14 at 12:04 pm to moneyg
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Do you have any stats on how necessary this is? How effective this will be?
The one statistic you left out was how much $$ the company that builds these things donated to their local and federal politicians.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 12:07 pm to UGATiger26
My wife's car has one. I thought it was a stupid gimmick until I drove it. It's worth it for the option, but I'm not sure why it should be mandatory. Were there a lot of injuries or deaths that could have been prevented?
This post was edited on 3/31/14 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 3/31/14 at 12:09 pm to moneyg
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Whose safety is this protecting? Pedestrians behind the vehicle?
Do you have any stats on how necessary this is? How effective this will be?
Big ones are kids in the driveway, but also pedestrians and other cars when parallel parking.
I have no stats as I didn't propose this rule. Consumer reports advocates for this LINK
I would be fine with the elimination of safety features being mandated. Let the market decide, but the reality is this is not the world we live in.
And the market decides yes on backup cameras fwiw. We bought a new car about a year ago and every model we looked at had an integrated backup camera standard.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 12:09 pm to Tesla
I just upgraded from a 1996 to 2012 model car.
Got the first car while in high school from my dad.
I know what old people feel like now
I once drove a loaner BMW that my fiancee was given while her car was in the shop. I was 27 years old and didn't know WTF was going on in that thing.
Most of these mandates come very much after the market has already decided. That is why they are easily passed. Of course, morons come later and say the government did something good and pushed the change, etc.
Got the first car while in high school from my dad.
I know what old people feel like now
I once drove a loaner BMW that my fiancee was given while her car was in the shop. I was 27 years old and didn't know WTF was going on in that thing.
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And the market decides yes on backup cameras fwiw. We bought a new car about a year ago and every model we looked at had an integrated backup camera standard.
Most of these mandates come very much after the market has already decided. That is why they are easily passed. Of course, morons come later and say the government did something good and pushed the change, etc.
This post was edited on 3/31/14 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 3/31/14 at 12:11 pm to dewster
The red light on your mirror in the blind spot is probably an even better safety feature. As is the braking/alert feature when you get too close to the car in front of you.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 12:13 pm to Lsupimp
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The red light on your mirror in the blind spot is probably an even better safety feature
this is enabled through the backup camera, at least on our car it is.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 12:31 pm to UGATiger26
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New cars under 10,000 lbs must have backup cameras by May 2018, government says.
1. Why should cars under 10K have cameras but cars over 10K be exempt?
2. Why not call it a freedom thing? Some cars offer the camera as an option and some don't. I don't want one.
3. Re: saving lives... we could save a lot of lives if the mandatory national speed limit was 10 mph. No one would ever die.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 1:32 pm to Zach
Will I be allowed to keep my substandard non-rear camera car?
Posted on 3/31/14 at 1:51 pm to UGATiger26
They were suppose to be required starting this year, but they delayed and pushed it back to 2018
Posted on 3/31/14 at 2:59 pm to TigerintheNO
It's a good idea. Children have been run over by cars and especially trucks and SUVs where they are harder to see backing up.
$300.00 is worth the life of a child.
$300.00 is worth the life of a child.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 3:09 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
So, you support my idea of 10 mph highway speed limit to save the lives of children? Certainly that would save waaaaay more children than back cameras. Or, perhaps you're having problems with logic.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 3:21 pm to UGATiger26
Bad idea, IMO. It takes peoples' eyes off the road. Maybe I'm just old school.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 3:22 pm to Zach
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So, you support my idea of 10 mph highway speed limit to save the lives of children? Certainly that would save waaaaay more children than back cameras. Or, perhaps you're having problems with logic.
You hate children?
Here's a little fact. Tens of thousands of democrats last year decided that the life of a child was less than the $300 option it would have taken to add the backup camera.
Having said that, I'd like to see some real stats that show how much safer a backup camera is. 300 deaths and 18000 incidents per year should allow for some decent analysis.
Posted on 3/31/14 at 3:23 pm to Mac
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Will I be allowed to keep my substandard non-rear camera car?
If you like your car you can keep it!
Posted on 3/31/14 at 3:31 pm to BigJim
Backup cameras are useful on modern cars. Manufacturers went all in on rollover protection thickening pillars and reducing glass. Of course visibility went to hell with that - hence cameras.
Personally, I'll keep driving my 46 year old truck.
Personally, I'll keep driving my 46 year old truck.
This post was edited on 3/31/14 at 3:32 pm
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