[haunter]

>the backup camera has to come from DOT-registered backup camera factories

Does that mean you can't have a street legal car in the US without a backup camera? Or if it does have a backup camera it has to come from a DOT-registered factory? If the latter then why not just disable it? Or that's not even enough?

[Arrath]

Yes backup cameras are mandated for new vehicles now. The regulation was put into place starting MY 2020.

[bri3d]

The author of this article does not understand FMVSS or DOT regulations.

1) Yes, this is true, for several years the FMVSS has required backup cameras for full speed cars. However, this isn't true for low speed vehicles.

2) This just isn't true at all. FMVSS do not require factories to be certified in any specific way. https://www.rearviewsafety.com/pub/static/version1558698936/... These are the requirements. Manufacturers self-attest that they comply. The NHTSA reserves the right to respond to complaints or independently inspect their vehicles. They don't inspect or register "factories."

[colinmhayes]

Yes, I believe new cars need to have backup cameras in the us and Europe. Old cars are grandfathered.

[glxxyz]

Every new vehicle has to have a backup camera.