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mental ray for Maya reflections
There are two ways to create reflections in Maya: by creating true reflections and by simulating reflections.
You can create true reflections by raytracing your scene. However, although this technique creates realistic reflections, it also increases the complexity of your scene and demands a significant amount of rendering time. For more information on how to create true reflections, see True reflections and Create true reflections.
mental ray has the added advantage of allowing you to create motion blurred images. To create an image that is more natural looking and blurry, see Create blurry reflections using mental ray for Maya.
Alternatively, you can simulate reflections to reduce rendering time by using a texture as a reflection map. For more information on how to simulate reflections, see Simulated reflections.