DOT investigating safety of camera-based rearview mirrors

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) wants truck drivers to help the agency assess the safety of replacing outside rear mirrors with in-cab cameras.

DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will publish on Monday a notice seeking comments on the proposal, which will then be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget to be approved.

The goal of NHTSA’s proposal, which is looking for drivers to conduct tests in passenger vehicles as well, is “to characterize...

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