Hyundai: How mirrors with a camera system work 🎥
SAFETY Since 2023, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been available with an optional digital mirror camera system. Watch the video to find out how it works, all about its advantages and whether there are any disadvantages.
The all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 was launched worldwide in February 2021. Its innovative design at the time, its driving dynamics and its pioneering 800-volt battery system for fast charging caused a sensation. There was an update for the 2023 model year. For the first time, video-based digital side mirrors are available for the Ioniq 5.
MirrorCam for Mercedes-Benz trucks
We have been familiar with camera mirrors on heavy-duty trucks for several years now. In June 2019, Mercedes-Benz Trucks was the first manufacturer to start delivering the Actros (center gallery) with the so-called MirrorCam as standard. The digital rear-view mirror not only looks futuristic, the system can also do a lot more than the conventional main and wide-angle mirrors.
The MirrorCam consists of two cameras mounted on the left and right of the roof frame, two portrait-format monitors in the cab and the control elements in the door module and infotainment display. The main advantages of the MirrorCam are the positive effect on the drag coefficient and a better overview, even in poor lighting conditions.
Images are transferred to a display
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks similar. The cameras - one on each side - are mounted on the outside of the doors where the conventional mirrors were previously fitted. You can see the benefits of digital side mirrors and how they work in the video. In the Hyundai, the slightly wide-angle images from the two cameras are transmitted to the inside of the doors on high-resolution OLED displays, each with a 17-centimetre screen diagonal.
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