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by stevewilhelm 3652 days ago
I might pay for something like this if it was:

1. designed for the front license plate

2. recorded the last n minutes of driving to memory

3. could trigger a copy of the last n minutes to a SD memory card or to my phone.

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The dashcam market is well developed, with the only real issue being you have to run a USB cable in your car to power it. I don't think this would add enough value over the ones you stick to your windshield.

For instance, I have this one; it's very small and not likely to get stolen:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UUS52YG?psc=1

Hasn't gotten me anything yet but I hope to get Youtube karma someday.

On the other hand, this product does add value, it just happens to be evil:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11934455

A backup camera would be great, since my car doesn't have one and there are kids living next door, but my OBD port is already in use by another tech gimmick…