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DETROIT — For most drivers, there’s a lingering doubt when changing lanes on the freeway: Did I miss a car in the blind spot? Starting early next year, Ford Motor Co. will try to eliminate that doubt. It will begin installing side-view mirrors on its vehicles that show the blind spots in the outside upper corners.
Ford says it will put the mirrors on a few Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models to start, eventually making them standard across most of its lineup. It also will offer an optional radar-based blind-spot warning system similar to those marketed by other automakers but with the ability to scan parking-lot aisles and warn of oncoming vehicles as a driver backs out of a space.
