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Lexus Wide-View Cameras
Nudge forward out of a garage, and cameras mounted on the grille and under the passenger-side mirror on the 2008 Lexus LX57 see around the corners before you do, sparing pedestrians that cross your path. A second camera provides a view of the ground beside the vehicle, so you don’t scuff those new tires on the curb. The navigation screen can display both views simultaneously. lexus.com
3.4.2009 at 07:15am - Comment by TheLionKymThis is exciting. I belive that this is one of those ideas that once it has taken on nobody will ever know how we managed without them.
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