DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford said Wednesday it will introduce its new blind-spot mirror this fall on its 2009 Edge crossover. The automaker had planned to bring the mirror to market next year but moved up the date after getting so much positive feedback, said Kelly Kohlstrand, a member of Ford’s advanced product marketing and technology-planning team.
Ford also is in a race with General Motors to bring the technology to market. Blind-spot mirrors will be a standard feature on some versions of the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse crossover, which starts production in September, GM spokesman Terry Rhadigan said.
On both the Edge and the Traverse, small mirrors that give drivers a view of the “blind spot” alongside the vehicle sit flush in the outer corner of the side mirrors.
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