Video: Nissan Smart Rearview Mirror - First Look

You could clear out the passengers, yank out the head restraints, or you could check out Nissan's innovative new solution. It's called the Smart Rear View Mirror, it could be coming your way in the next few years. We're at the 2014, New York International Auto Show, let's take a look. Nissan has a 2014 Rogue SUV here at the auto show, with a prototype of the system. It doesn't use the conventional backup camera, which is down here. It actually uses a second camera, which is all the way up here. And it broadcasts that image in real time, into the rear view mirror. Let's go inside and take a look. So the Smart Rear View Mirror, overlays its image here, in your conventional rear view mirror. All you have to do is, flip this switch right here, and it goes from what you're seeing behind you, to what the camera is seeing. Which is a four to one aspect ratio, not a 16 by nine or four to three aspect ratio, of conventional backup cameras. It's also a narrower angle lens. So, you actually see what's kind of accurately behind you, instead of the fish eyed approach, that a lot of backup cameras, if you could leave them on, in drive, would kind of show you. Not a bad set up here. It's a 1.3 megapixel camera, so it is a little pixelated, but the good news is, it works in the rain, it works at night. Nissan says, it's got basically automatic dimming, if there's a car behind you, with its headlights on. Nissan says, it's going to equip its race cars with the feature, and customers in its home, Japan market, will also get it very soon. It's going to consider a global rollout, over the next few years. So, stay tuned to Cars.com, we'll fill you in on all the details, for when this shows up here. (car engine roaring)