when the Audi presented the e-tron was convinced that this was going to be the first car on the market with digital rearview mirrors. After all, no other brand seemed to be betting on technology that makes it possible, at the same time, to eradicate blind spots and improve aerodynamics.
However, Lexus decided that if any brand was to be a pioneer, that brand would be it, and so it went ahead of Audi (which also has delayed e-tron production) and launched the new Lexus on the domestic market. ES with digital rearview mirrors, making it the first model in the world to be sold with this technology.
And now you might be asking yourself: why only in Japan? Simple, the Lexus is not yet available in other markets with the new "mirrors" because a circular car without "normal" rear-view mirrors is practically banned in almost the entire world. Now it's just a matter of waiting to see which of the two “digital mirror” systems is better, whether it's Lexus or Audi.
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