I hate it, though, because it forces your eyes to quickly and repeatedly adapt to short vision (the image is close to you), then again on the road etc.
There is no such a problem with the normal mirror which shows objects far away so you you don't need to adapt when switching between forward and back view
And of course, getting rid of the front window, too, would get rid of the accommodation issue, but I do not see that being accepted by car drivers soon.
We are I guess 30 years short of such features so that driving with such a cockpit is safer and more efficient
Sounds like a big nono for "older" people. I'm having difficulty focusing on the dashboard nowadays. Progressive glasses could fix it, but the short distance area is at the bottom, so you would have to tilt your head alot to see the mirror.
When backing up out of a parking space I much prefer the turnaround method since I lose all my periphery vision that keeps from backing up into the path of other vehicles or people, etc. My back up camera even has a warning for that basically saying "be aware of your surroundings while backing up, because this tiny cone of vision on the screen definitely won't help you with that". Of course modern cars are so high up I can't see anything directly behind me without the camera.