Infographic: How Dashcams Exploded From Obscurity Into a Global Auto Accessory

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When a meteor exploded over Russia with 20 times the force of Hiroshima's atom bomb, many around the world saw the footage from the same perspective: through a windshield.

The 2013 blast became a cultural tipping point for the dashcam, a device that seemed odd to many observers but has since entered the international zeitgeist as one of the most common ways to experience news first-hand.

Of course, capturing news and unbelievable accidents isn't the primary goal of a dashcam, which most motorists purchase to protect themselves from insurance scammers who pretend to have been hit by the car.

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