Crash testing old cars vs. new cars

I would say that should depend on the configuration, and cameras may not be the best solution in cases where you can just shift components around. All road vehicles should meet some basic standard on for how much forward visibility they provide, how easily you can see a 3’ tall child or other object that’s a given distance from the front of the vehicle, etc. but some commercial vehicles are already better than many of the private trucks and SUVs they’re selling these days.

Here’s a cement truck with pretty good forward visibility because it’s arranged in a less traditional layout.

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And in the Tesla semi truck there’s pretty good forward visibility because there’s a big window and no engine up front.

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