Strange mental leap. Are you speeding in reverse?
Kids aren't always smart, observant and logical, pets - doubly so. And even the smartest (but very unlucky) adult can just stumble and land down right under your tires.
Quite improbable - for sure, but not exactly impossible.
A mirror allows you to quickly judge the velocity of the other vehicle so you can consider moving out of its way to avoid a collision. There’s too much lag and uncertainty with a rear-view camera.
In the Tesla When you indicate left or right, it brings up the side cameras on screen.
When reversing, the rear view camera is brought up on screen.
You can also hit the camera button when driving to bring up side and rear view cameras on screen at will.