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From: Automotive Industries | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: Jewett, Dale | Copyright information

Donnelly Corp.'s rear-view cameras could help drivers and boost fuel economy. But the system still needs development.

The advanced technology that permeates vehicles today has spread as far as to include rear view mirrors.

Within the last several years, mir rors have gained the ability to defrost, automatically dim when another vehicle approaches, tilt downward to aid in backing up and even signal a turn to other drivers.

Yet for all these advancements, drivers still a...

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