We’ve all been there: you have a quick look in the mirror, start to pull out and suddenly a bike or car appears from nowhere, having been hidden in the blind spot.
Now an American professor has patented a rear view mirror which, it is claimed, solves the problem.
Currently, driver’s wing mirrors tend to be flat, as curved mirrors distort the image and give a false sense of distance. However, flat mirrors give a very narrow field of vision. Now Drexel University mathematics professor Andrew Hicks, has told industry website, www.just-auto.com that he has invented a mirror that increases the field of view with minimal distortion.
A trade body has warned that the increasing use of hard disks in car infotainment systems means that owners are sometimes leaving sensitive personal data when they sell the car.
