Rearview mirrors serve a few purposes, from checking your hair, to keeping an eye on back seat passengers, and the ever popular checking for 5-0 behind you. But beyond that, the rearview mirror just ...

So you want to install a backup camera on your trusty, but outdated, ride. Great idea! These helpful tools have made such an impact on the automotive industry that they’re now mandated as necessary ...

Even if you install a wireless backup camera (which have their own issues), you’ll still have to wire it up to a power source. Wired models will require, well, running wires inside your car, which you ...

New cars are required to have backup cameras installed in them before they leave the factory, but not everyone can afford the luxury of a brand-new 2023 model vehicle ...

Most newer cars and trucks come with a backup camera already installed. That’s great news for anyone with a newer vehicle. But pickups are reliable vehicles, and there are plenty of older ones driving ...

Consumer Reports has long advocated for standards to address blind spots behind vehicles. In 2014 the Department of Transportation mandated that all vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds have rear ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. There are many different backup cameras on sale today across a variety of price ranges. After years of delay and ...

Consumer Reports has long advocated for standards to address blind spots behind vehicles. In 2014 the Department of Transportation mandated all vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds have rearview ...

Mandatory backup cameras in all cars seem like a great idea destined to save lives. That's the thinking at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). They're poised to issue marching ...

Electronics have infiltrated practically every corner of the modern truck cab in an ongoing effort to make driving safer and easier, and backing up – often an afterthought when it comes to driving – ...

Rearview mirrors may soon be left behind. In the wake of the federal government’s decision to require the use of backup camera systems on all cars by 2018, automakers are now petitioning NHTSA to ...

After years of delay and hundreds of avoidable deaths, all cars sold from the 2018 model year onward in the US and Canada were required to have a backup camera (the EU is phasing them in during 2022, ...