Germany's NEW Tech Might Replace Wing Mirrors Forever

A wing mirror is a lump of glass on an arm, stuck out into the wind. Audi looked at that century-old design and asked a radical question: why are we still carrying glass when a camera can watch the same road from a smaller shape? The e-tron's answer trades mirrors for cameras and screens—but the trade comes with conditions. Chapters: 0:00 Wing mirrors create drag on cars 1:41 Physics and regulations kept mirrors standard 6:08 Audi e-tron replaces glass with cameras 8:37 Drag coefficient drops to zero point two seven 12:06 Judging distance on screens raises doubt 15:31 US regulations still require glass mirrors 16:46 Would you trust a screen over glass