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 ...

If you've ever walked through a parking lot on a cold winter day, you may have noticed that some parked cars have plastic bags covering their side mirrors. It may seem strange, but it is a common ...

If you've ever driven a car or closely observed someone else driving, you know how important the side mirrors are. They give the driver a clear view of what's behind on either side, which helps in ...

Every carmaker, if it could, would remove its cars' side-view mirrors. They're bulky, they ruin the car's shape, and they cause enough aerodynamic drag to noticeably affect EV range. Companies have ...

Honda is recalling more than 330,000 vehicles because heating pads behind both side-view mirrors may not be bonded properly, which could lead to the mirror glass falling out and increase the risk of a ...

Modern high-tech safety features—automatic emergency braking (AEB), blind spot warning (BSW), lane departure warning (LDW)—have been very effective at preventing crashes, according to the Highway Loss ...