A backup camera is a video camera that is produced specifically for the purpose of being attached to the rear of a vehicle to aid in reversing and to reduce the rear blind spot. The rear blind spot has been described as a "killing zone" because of the accidents it contributes to. Backup cameras are usually connected to the vehicle's head unit display. A common variant is a surround-view system, which assembles a synthetic but positionally accurate top-down view of the vehicle and its adjacencies.
Backup camera view on the navigation screen of a Lexus IS 250
Backup camera on a Volkswagen Golf Mk7 hidden inside the logo
2013–2014 Honda Ridgeline rearview mirror backup camera with distance guidelines
Around View Monitor on a Nissan Elgrand
A blind spot in a vehicle or vehicle blind spot is an area around the vehicle that cannot be directly seen by the driver while at the controls, under existing circumstances. In transport, driver visibility is the maximum distance at which the driver of a vehicle can see and identify prominent objects around the vehicle. Visibility is primarily determined by weather conditions and by a vehicle's design. The parts of a vehicle that influence visibility include the windshield, the dashboard and the pillars. Good driver visibility is essential to safe road traffic.
A split rear window blind spot on a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross.
An accident caused in part by an A-pillar blind spot.