Backup cameras are increasingly the norm as older vehicles go out of service. But as someone who was exposed to a variety of different rental vehicles last week, it's increasingly hard to know what features a given vehicle has exactly, which are enabled, and how to use them.
It's hard when you get a loaner car from the dealer and that car doesn't lock when you walk away.
It's a habit you quickly forget. You're just walking away waiting for the beep. No beep, you have to press the fob.
I do also hate when dealers advertise the backup camera as a security feature. It's mandatory, you don't advertise seatbelts or airbags (unless there are 37 like in a modern Mercedes).
Cameras are a mixed blessing. On the one hand these people are getting a better view, on the other even more people have gotten lazy.