Even the side view mirrors in cars and other vehicles have convex mirrors.
Car side view mirror convex or concave.
Concave mirror provides a larger image of objects hence giving a clearer view.
This means that the surface of reflection focuses on the light that falls on it.
Thus you are able to see much more than with regular flat mirrors.
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A curved mirror can be of two types depending upon the shape of the bulge namely convex which bulges outwards and concave which bulges inward.
Concave car mirrors are placed on the side view.
They help to eliminate most blind spots and let you see a bigger area than common flat glass mirrors.
The out of the vehicle rear view mirrors are convex while the rear view mirror inside the car in the middle above driver seat is concave.
Convex side view mirrors are slightly curved and thus provide a wider angle of visual space.
Uses of concave mirrors.
Convex mirrors have outward curves.