I truly don’t understand how in 2023 with all the digitalization we have cars with backup cameras from at best a 2015 mid range smartphone. What’s preventing a manufacturer like bmw for an example from putting a high end sony sensor like the one on the iPhone 15 into their camera modules?
It’s both. It’s very difficult producing electronics that hold up to the vibration and temperature extremes, especially cameras. They obviously try to make their product as cost effective as possible, but they still need to design and then validate every component to maintain their performance and durability requirements.
Tell that to the aliexpress 15$ backup cams that last forever with much better quality than OEM.
Manufacturers like saving money, that’s it. I was shocked by the 360 camera quality on a brand new mazda rental. You could barely make out anything in it.