As cars get larger and more complex, so do their components. Consider the humble side-view mirror, once an optional add-on, now a safe-folding, lane-watching, self-defogging marvel of technology. And ...

I love to nerd out about car design, especially details that people might overlook or not focus on enough, so earlier this week I asked the Jalopnik audience to tell me about their favorite side-view ...

CARS.COM — Setting your rearview mirrors properly will ensure that you can always see what’s behind your car, even if you don’t have a high-tech blind spot monitoring system or one of the new ...

Checking your blind spot with a quick glance over your shoulder is routine – and one of the first things people are taught when learning to drive. A shoulder check provides visual confirmation that no ...

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 ...

It’s a warning you see in basically every car: “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” But why can’t passenger-side mirrors display objects accurately? Well, it’s actually a careful design ...

I started noticing the wide-angle side view mirror trend last fall when I drove the redesigned-for-2012 Honda CR-V. These vehicle mirrors seem to be everywhere, including many Ford vehicles and my ...

A professor of mathematics at Drexel University has designed a side-view mirror that could eliminate the “blind spot.” The only problem? Regulations would prevent it from being directly integrated in ...