U.S. requires new cars to have backup cameras
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Yes, it does need to be integrated. If it's not, that defeats the purpose of the CAN system. ALL features on new cars are part of the CAN system. The systems also need to be warrantied, which means they need to last. Eat nothing but McDoubles for a year and see how you feel. You're not gonna win this argument. I work on new Nissan's for a living. I see the insides of these systems every day. There's no way to just "plug in a camera".
There is time to integrate a camera into the future designs that will be installed in the cars being built in 2018 for a minimal bump in price well below $100 per vehicle.
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