Sony Patents a Tile-Based Windshield Dimming System for In-Car HUDs
Heads-up displays on windshields have always had a glare problem — the real world bleeds through projected text and graphics. Sony's new…
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LiDAR Background Imaging Fills Gaps in Vehicle Range Data
Waymo's LiDAR sensors already fire laser pulses to map the world around a car — but what about the directions where those…
Waymo Patents a Self-Navigating Depot Check-In System for Robotaxis
When a Waymo robotaxi needs service, who tells it where to park? A new patent answers that question — and it's more…
Waymo Patents a Dual-Brain Fallback System for When Its Robotaxis Break Mid-Drive
What happens when a self-driving car's computer partially fails at 65 mph on a freeway? Waymo's answer is a dual-brain hardware architecture…
Haptic Buttons That Calibrate Themselves Could Replace Traditional Car Controls
Tesla has patented a haptic control system where the same motor that gives you tactile feedback can also turn around and test…
Zoox Patents a System Where Robo-Taxis Cross-Check Each Other's Position
What if two self-driving cars could look at each other, compare notes on where they think they are, and use that conversation…
Zoox Patents a Two-Stage Object Path Predictor for Autonomous Vehicles
Predicting where a pedestrian will walk is hard enough — predicting exactly when they'll be at each step is even harder. Zoox's…
Qualcomm Patents a Self-Monitoring Trigger That Catches When Its AV AI Contradicts Itself
What if your self-driving system could notice when its own subsystems disagree — and automatically save the sensor data from that moment…
Qualcomm Patents a Steering Torque System That Signals When Autopilot Is Active
One of the trickiest moments in autonomous driving isn't the car taking over — it's the moment you reach for the wheel.…
IBM Patents a System That Decodes Horn Honks and Alerts Drivers Automatically
That honk you just heard — was it aimed at you, the car cutting in two lanes over, or the cyclist up…
Qualcomm Patents a Predictive System That Decides When to Kill Your Car's Engine
Start-stop systems that kill your engine at a red light are great for fuel economy — until they restart too slowly and…
Qualcomm Patents Object-Aided Localization That Works With Incomplete Visual Data
Most localization systems need a complete, clean view of a known object to figure out where they are. Qualcomm's new patent describes…
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