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New Truck Lets You See Through Your Trailer

magnusfide
Explorer II
Explorer II
New truck with high tech cameras.
"The only time you should fear cast iron is if your wife is fixin' to hit you with it."-Kent Rollins
First law of science: don't spit into the wind.

Magnus
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Fivetwos
Explorer
Explorer
This is awesome... could be really useful for tight spots
I've never had a 10, but I have had....

trail-explorer
Explorer
Explorer
rhagfo wrote:
Depends what the driver is relining on.


Relining?

Like brake relining?
Or relining the road strips?
Bob

rbpru
Explorer II
Explorer II
Interesting advertising of a technological advance. I am sure it will be standard equipment in a few years.
Twenty six foot 2010 Dutchmen Lite pulled with a 2011 EcoBoost F-150 4x4.

Just right for Grandpa, Grandma and the dog.

GrandpaKip
Explorer II
Explorer II
Shoot, I don’t even use the backup camera on the truck for anything other than hitching up.
It is pretty neat, but it’s also just one more thing to take your eyes off the road.
Kip
2015 Skyline Dart 214RB
2018 Silverado Double Cab 4x4
Andersen Hitch

rhagfo
Explorer III
Explorer III
ZINGERLITE wrote:
wnjj wrote:
How long before someone with that system changes lanes on top of a car since it looks like they don’t have a trailer? Maybe the lane change warning system will respond.


If your car still has side and rear view mirrors i don't think thats an issues.


Depends what the driver is relining on. I only use rear view camera when in a tight spot, otherwise still rely on the standard side view mirrors.
Russ & Paula the Beagle Belle.
2016 Ram Laramie 3500 Aisin DRW 4X4 Long bed.
2005 Copper Canyon 293 FWSLS, 32' GVWR 12,360#

"Visit and Enjoy Oregon State Parks"

wrgrs50s
Explorer
Explorer
Nothing more than a picture in picture monitor from a trailer mounted camera.
Walter and Janie Rogers
2012 Sundance 277RL
TV 2006 Silverado 2500 6.0

wnjj
Explorer II
Explorer II
I have looked at the photos in the link and what I saw was mostly roadway & other vehicles showing behind your truck. If there were a car there and someone got in the habit of using that screen I could see how they might treat it like a rearview mirror which only shows a car in the next lane "behind" them. I'm sure the system is much smarter than can be inferred from a couple of pictures and I was mostly trying to be funny. It's pretty tough to forget about your trailer anyway.

Having the ability to know someone is in your trailers' blind spot is far better than not.

For the record, I think the system is cool.

RCMAN46
Explorer
Explorer
wnjj wrote:
How long before someone with that system changes lanes on top of a car since it looks like they don’t have a trailer? Maybe the lane change warning system will respond.


How about looking at the videos that have been posted. I think you will see this system is far superior to anything else that is currently available.

ZINGERLITE
Explorer
Explorer
wnjj wrote:
How long before someone with that system changes lanes on top of a car since it looks like they don’t have a trailer? Maybe the lane change warning system will respond.


If your car still has side and rear view mirrors i don't think thats an issues.

ZINGERLITE
Explorer
Explorer
ScottG wrote:
With my luck, I'd get to the CG and find out my trailer really isn't there.


I make a similar joke when i drive around the campground with my hitch and bars still in. no one laughs:(

wnjj
Explorer II
Explorer II
How long before someone with that system changes lanes on top of a car since it looks like they don’t have a trailer? Maybe the lane change warning system will respond.

ScottG
Nomad
Nomad
With my luck, I'd get to the CG and find out my trailer really isn't there.

gbopp
Explorer
Explorer
There was a Thread discussing this yesterday.

It gives a new meaning to 'You don't know it's back there while towing.'