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 ...

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 ...

In past questions of the day we've gotten fairly granular about car design, asking you to talk about things like your favorite wings, steering wheels and exhausts. Today, though, I'm gonna focus on a ...

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 ...

BMW brings its i8 Mirrorless concept to CES 2016, demonstrating a functional camera system designed to completely replace side and rearview mirrors. Wayne Cunningham Managing Editor / Roadshow Wayne ...

Car manufacturers are positively giddy for safety-conscious cameras with cute monikers right now. There’s the Nissan Around View Monitor, the Honda LaneWatch and the Mercedes-Benz Night View Assist ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it will trial side view mirrors that replace traditional side view cameras, examining how they may operate in real-world driving scenarios. The ...

After a decade of tinkering, a Drexel University mathematics professor has invented what’s being billed as the perfect driver’s-side car mirror. Subtly curved, it strikes a balance between the ...

It seems Lexus is fed up with having to look at a piece of reflective glass and plastic to know what’s in your side rearview. That’s so 2017. So the company decided to introduce a new way to look ...

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 ...

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 ...