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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

View post: Maserati Throws a Party at Goodwood, and Every Guest of Honour Has Earned Her Place on the Grid Just so we’re all on the same page, digital side mirrors replace the physical mirrors on ...

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 ...

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 ...