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　"Digital outer mirror" was adopted by Lexus ES as the world's first mass -produced car in October 2018.However, it is a reality that it has not been very popular since then.[Image gallery] Is it a fake to spread to the optical mirror and design?(11) What is the problem?Analyze the advantages and disadvantages, including usability.Sentence/Masahiro Takayama, Photo/Best Car Editorial Department, Honda, Lexus

■ This is the future!It was noted, but ...

Digital outer mirror specifications that can be sold in line with the law revision in June 2016 and have been added optional to ES for Japan from the end of 2018.

　While the conventional outer mirror (most door mirrors in the case of passenger cars), the back of the vehicle was copied with a mirror image (optical), while the digital outer mirror displays the information taken with the camera on a dedicated display and confirms it. It is a system that can be done. The "ES" has been leading the sale of Lexus in North America, especially in North America, but in fact, in North America, it will not be approved unless it is an optical style, so it is the world's first installment in the full model change in Japan. be. Certainly, when ES was released, it was also true that the digital outer mirror attracted attention as "this is the future." However, the reality is how much it is worn, in other words, it is mainstream. Lexus has not disclosed the data on the installation rate of digital outer mirrors, but when I talked at the store, "The car itself is highly evaluated, but few customers are actively installed this equipment." I was also asked.

■ The timing of the introduction was bad!?

I can't deny a feeling of retrofitting to the completed interior

This is an optical mirror specification of ES.By the way, the digital outer mirror has an option setting only in ES in Lexus.

Honda E is the world's first side camera mirror system and has been sold since October 2020.The design is also quite small

　So what is the problem? The reasons were roughly classified into the following four. 1: At present, the price that can be attached to the digital outer mirror in the ES of the three grades is the top "Version L" and "F Sport". "VERSION L" is 220,000 yen for manufacturer options, and "F SPORT" is 287,100 yen (both including tax) due to the combination of panoramic view monitors. This price is so high that Mark Levinson's premium surround sound system (243,100 yen) compared with other manufacturers options. Of course, for customers who buy ES, there may not be such a price problem. Still, I want to avoid increasing the price, and is there any benefit that costs that much? There is also a question. 2: As mentioned above, the interior is cool, and the ES system has a method of displaying images taken with the outer camera on both sides of the instrument panel. Speaking of the specifications and rude that this is taken, there is a "retrofit feeling". In fact, when I talked to the developer at that time, I said, "The project was decided late, and I knew that it was a hundred. It remained in the interview memo. In the first place, the interior of ES has a high premium feeling like other models of Lexus, and the UI is excellent. Suddenly, some people may have a sense of incongruity that the monitor comes in both sides of the pong and instrument panel. 3: There is no problem with a normal door mirror, maybe this is the biggest reason. The merits of the digital outer mirror are summarized at the end, but this is not enough to do this, but a normal optical mirror is sufficient. Currently, the topic of a model equipped with a digital outer mirror is "Honda E" (Note: Honda is called a side camera system), but this car is equipped with all grades (even if you say two). There is no door mirror setting itself. ES has created a state of "selected = optional" due to the initial settings at the time of introduction, but as a result, the installation may have been sluggish. However, although we do not defend ES, early advertising layers will have jumped at the beginning of the release, and we should have felt some benefits. Nevertheless, I feel that the priority as a requirement for ES is not so high. 4: In the case of an optical mirror that uses a mirror that is easy to see for each individual, the focus of the eyes is determined to the distance to the target through the mirror, but the digital outer mirror is focused on the surface of the display. This has been said to be a digital inner mirror, which has recently increased in mounting, but it is easy to make individual differences in focusing, including getting used to it. In short, it is close to what I mentioned in 3, but it leads to the fact that ordinary dramas are sufficient.

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