Automatically adjusting side mirror assembly for a vehicle

A vehicle having an automatically adjusting side mirror assembly comprising:

• an eye gaze detection system;
• a controller disposed in electrical communication with the eye gaze detection system and configured to receive an output signal of the eye gaze detection system;
• an automatically adjusting side mirror assembly having a mirror subassembly and a support bracket, the mirror subassembly having a first position and a second position, the mirror subassembly being connected to the support bracket, the second position aligning the mirror portion generally parallel to the vehicle;
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• an actuator mechanism connected to the mirror subassembly, the actuator mechanism having a first position and a second position corresponding to the first position and the second position of the mirror subassembly, the actuator mechanism being disposed in electrical communication with the controller to position the mirror subassembly to the first position in response to an output of the controller indicating that an operator of the vehicle is looking toward the mirror subassembly and to position the mirror subassembly to the second position in response to an output of the controller indicating that an operator of the vehicle is not looking toward the mirror subassembly.