Tesla and U.S. Auto Alliance Petition NHTSA to Replace Side and Rear View Mirrors with Cameras

No sooner than the feds released a final rule on requiring rear visibility tech to be offered as standard on all cars sold in the U.S. by 2018, and Tesla, together with the 12-member Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asking for permission to substitute conventional side- and rear-view mirrors with high-tech cameras. Read more »