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Microsoft's got a smarter way to keep you out of snarls.

Blind spots are the stuff of ever-rising insurance premiums. So Ford is bringing out two technologies that will help drivers see what they can't see. Both technologies will become standard equipment on certain models beginning in 2009, though Ford has not announced which cars will get them.

The Blind Spot Mirror (pictured here) features a secondary convex spotter in the top out corner, which is aimed exclusively at the driver's blind spot. Unlike similar after-market products, it uses a single glass surface.