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The problem is that backup camera's are mandated safety equipment, and that means a screen. And if you have to put in a screen and all that infrastructure anyway, it's only a few more dollars to add a proper infotainment system.
I lost the key to my car since last August and just found it a few months ago. Car needed a bunch of work since it had some problems and just got it back on the road this week. They finally canceled work from home so I needed the car. I have been using my wife's since we both really didn't need it much at the same time. Anyway my car is an 07 basic model car and hers is from 2015 and has a backup camera. Going back to my car is crazy just because of how used to the backup camera I had gotten. I immediately look to my center console area and go oh yeah... I then wondered just how many people have the issue of going backwards with car technology like I did!
I'd had backup cameras in my cars for 6 years, and my girlfriend's car that I drive a lot has one, too. My current car is a 2011 work truck with roll up windows and no power locks. It has AM/FM with no tape, CD, or screen for a backup camera.
I definitely miss the backup camera going from her car to my truck.
Okay a bit off topic but am I the only one who thinks that car companies are hiding bad design with back up cams? Like I feel like thats part of the reason why cars are getting bigger, cause they don't need to make everything easy to see from the drivers seat.
Backup camera and more buttons than you'll ever need
https://cars.usnews.com/static/images/Auto/izmo/i2314392/2016_volvo_xc60_dashboard.jpg
I love my car.