2021-10-01

Apple Won A Patent That Could One-Day Replace A Vehicle's Sun Visor With A Next-Gen Solution That Blocks Blinding Light From A Driver's Eyes

  Another week and another Project Titan related granted patent was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for Apple relating to their medium to long term research into developing an Electric vehicle known as Project Titan. This latest patent win covers a next-gen system designed to block blinding sunlight or nearby vehicle lights from distracting a driver. This next-gen safety feature will darken areas of a vehicle's windows and mirrors to block blinding light and could one-day replace the traditional yet archaic sun visor system.   Apple not...
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2021-09-02

Apple Car May Use Exterior Screens To Signal Other Drivers

  An Apple Car could provide detailed warnings of its actions to other drivers by using LED screens all over the vehicle to tell other drivers what the self-driving system is doing.   Apple's long-rumored vehicle is anticipated to include some form of self-driving technology, given that Apple has been testing it for years on public roads. While Apple's testing seems to be centered on reading the road and responding to conditions, there are other features of driving that inbound systems have to deal with.   One of the problems is indica...
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2021-04-19

With Hyundai apparently out of the picture, Apple may be leaning on the expertise of LG Electronics and Magna

The much-rumoured Apple car may be produced by LG Magna e-Powertrain. The two companies are said to be close to finalising an agreement to build Apple's first car, according to a new report from newspaper The Korea Times. Announced in December 2020, LG Magna e-Powertrain is the joint venture between Korean tech giant LG Electronics and the large Canadian automotive company Magna. Despite being only months old, the company is estimated to be valued at US$1 billion (AU$1.3B). "LG Magna e-Powertrain is very near to signing contracts with Ap...
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2018-11-02

Patent Granted to Apple for Automotive Lighting and Warning System

On October 30th, a patent was granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Apple for its “Exterior Lighting and Warning System” which uses a lighting system to indicate warnings and information from the outside of a car, reported Appleinsider.
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