The new Mercedes-Benz Actros – Advantages of Mirror Cam
The new Mercedes-Benz Actros with Mirror Cam: computerized back view reflect improves all-round perceivability and encourages moving and cornering
Since the late spring, an expanding number of trucks wearing the Mercedes star have been seen on the streets without the commonplace enormous outside mirrors. Rather, little streamlined camera arms are mounted on the rooftop outline.
What's behind this? Since June 2019, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has been providing the new Actros with the MirrorCam as a standard component – as the main maker in the business worldwide to date.
The computerized back view reflect not just looks advanced; the framework can likewise do significantly more than customary principle and wide-point mirrors and its presentation far surpasses the lawful necessities.
Patrick Hirth is a taxi advancement technician at Mercedes-Benz Trucks and has just traveled in excess of 200,000 kilometers with the new Mirror Cam.
He says: "After a short acquaintance period, drivers experience the benefits of the Mirror Cam in a wide range of circumstances for themselves. Overwhelming, moving, driving in poor perceivability and haziness, cornering and bottleneck circumstances – the Mirror Cam makes this more secure and less distressing."
Gear and highlights: two cameras, two screens and that's only the tip of the iceberg
The MirrorCam comprises of two cameras mounted on the left and right of the rooftop outline, two upstanding screens mounted on the A-columns in the driver's taxi and control components in the entryway module and in the auxiliary presentation.There are additionally fastens on the traveler side and by the bed to turn on the Mirror Cam when the motor is turned off.
The pictures transmitted by the cameras are moved to the two 15.2-inch screens with a goals of 720 x 1920 pixels. Like the customary mirror framework, the screen picture is isolated into a fundamental and wide-edge field of vision.
Cancellation of huge mirrors accommodates better all-round perceivability
As the MirrorCam cameras are connected to the rooftop outline and the screens are situated inside the taxi, the driver has a vastly improved direct view through the side windows.The view askew ahead, which was recently deterred by the enormous outside reflections of a customary mirror framework as a rule, is presently clear.
This is especially worthwhile when moving toward intersections and roundabouts, while moving and in tight twists.
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