The small mirror attached to your car's side mirror is called a blind spot mirror. It's usually a small convex piece of glass added to either corner of the main side-view mirror. Its purpose is to ...

A sideswipe, misjudgment, motor failure, camera failure, or heater failure in modern side view mirrors is a regular repair in auto shops. Side-view mirrors used to be inexpensive and simple; however, ...

Question: How do you properly adjust your side mirrors? I think most people adjust them so they can see the side of their own car, but I read something years ago where you should adjust your mirrors ...

Digital side rear-view mirrors are intended to be a safety enhancement – an improvement on the real thing. After using them here in the U.K. during a month-long visit, for 2,500 kilometres of daily ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2013—A new optical prescription for automobile side-view mirrors may eliminate the dreaded "blind spot" in traffic without distorting the perceived distance of cars approaching ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. It’s one of the most basic driving lessons you first learn when you get behind the wheel: check your blind spot.

The global automaker, Honda, has issued a nationwide recall for over 330,000 Odyssey, Passport, Pilot, and Ridgeline vehicles over accident hazard concerns. It is feared that the side view mirrors on ...

Automotive manufacturers have been experimenting with virtual mirror technology for some time now. BMW has recently filed a patent that aims to better replicate the classic mirror experience while ...

From the June 2019 issue of Car and Driver. Do you know what car designers hate? I mean, apart from being described as "stylists." And other than being required to design cars that won't slice ...