Mirror head for vehicle with visual and/or audio indicators and illumination system

A cross view mirror for a vehicle, comprising:

• a housing having a rear side and a front side opposing to the rear side, the housing is configured to be secured to a mounting arm which is mountable to the vehicle;
• a retaining rim positioned on the front side of the housing having a top side and a bottom side opposing to the top side;
• a convex mirror lens secured between the housing and the retaining rim;
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• a visual indicator comprising a light emitting diode device that extends along the top side of the retaining rim for providing light signals to warn an operator driving the vehicle when an object or person is detected in a lane next to or in front of a vehicle, wherein the visual indicator is mounted to at least one of the retaining rim or the housing.

A cross view mirror for a vehicle, comprising:

• a housing having a rear side and a front side opposing to the rear side, the housing further has a bottom side configured to receive a first end of a mounting arm which is configured to be mounted to the vehicle through a second end of the mounting arm;
• a retaining rim positioned on the front side of the housing having a top side and a bottom side opposing to the top side;
• a convex mirror lens secured between the housing and the retaining rim;
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• a visual indicator comprising a light emitting diode device that extends along the top side of the retaining rim for providing light signals to warn an operator driving the vehicle when an object or person is detected in a lane next to or in front of a vehicle, wherein the visual indicator is mounted to a visual indicator mount which in turn is attached to at least one of the retaining rim or the housing.