The side-view mirrors on most cars are flat, and while they give drivers an accurate sense of the distance of cars behind them, they have a narrow field of view, leaving a space behind the vehicle -- the blind spot -- that a driver can't see.

CNN: Disco ball-inspired mirror gets rid of driver's blind spot

The German manufacturer recently released a video of this self-parking wizardry -- you can catch it by following the Read link -- which shows a happy homeowner simply pushing a button on his keyfob to fire up the motor, retract the side-view mirrors, and send the car on a controlled journey to its home just inches from another luxury ride.

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It's much different from the mirrors you can purchase at an auto parts store and adhere to the side-view mirror because it doesn't distort images.

CNN: Disco ball-inspired mirror gets rid of driver's blind spot