Overtheyears,alotofresearchwasgoingoninthedirectionofreplacingthewingmirrorone
suchwastheBSWorBlindSpotWarningsystem.BSWsystemsuseacameraoranultrasonic
sensorthatsensesthepresenceofavehicle(ofteninablindspot)closetoourcar.Andwhen
thedriverusesthesidelightstoswitchfromonelanetoother,BSWsystemgeneratessomesort
of response thatcan either beaudileorcanbeinformsoftouchlikethe steeringwheel
vibrates, thus alerting the driver about the presenceof another vehicle.
ThoughtheBSWsystemaddssafetytoacar,thesewereneverabletoreplacethewingmirrors.
In some countries, wing mirrors are considered sovital that it is illegal to drive without them.
Onecanfindawingmirrororside-viewmirrorontheexteriorofthecarbodypredominantly
nearthesidedoorsatthe verticalcolumnofthecarinsteadofthewingregion(abovethe
wheel) whereit wasplacedearlier.Oftenthewing mirrorsareequippedwithverticaland
horizontaladjustmentstofacilitatethepeoplewithdifferentheightsandsittingpositionstoget
themaximumoftherearviewpossible.Overtheyears,thereareseveralchangesintheway
theseadjustmentsaremade,twoofwhichwerethemechanicalandtheelectricaladjustments.
Intheformeronehastooperatewiththehelpofaleverthatisinstalledinsidethecarwhereas
thelatteronehasaseriesofelectronicbuttonswhenpushedpowersthemotorsthatmakes
suitable changes in the mirror.
Duringtherainyseason,thegatheringofwateronglassesisamajorproblemthatisfacedby
everycarownertocopeupwiththisthemoderncarsoftencomewithmirrorsarecanbe
electricallyheated.Oftenchemicalsareappliedtothesidemirrorstodecreasetheglaredueto
the headlampsof the followingcars to ease the driver. Nowadaysmoderncars alsohave