IBM Patents a System That Ranks Parking Options for Drivers in Real Time
Parallel parking stress may be universal, but IBM thinks a cloud server that knows your car's dimensions, your driving history, and the…
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IBM Patents a Real-Time Map That Shows Nearby Self-Driving Cars to Pedestrians
If a self-driving car is about to roll through your neighborhood, should you be able to see it coming? IBM thinks so,…
Nvidia Patents a Two-Step System for Pinpointing Exact Lane Line Positions
Cameras are great at spotting lane lines, but not so great at knowing exactly where they are. Nvidia's new patent describes a…
Qualcomm Patents a Map-Assisted System for Spotting Static Objects on Camera
What if your car's camera could cheat a little, by checking a stored map of the world before deciding what it's looking…
Sony Patents a Car Display That Adjusts Its Picture to Prevent Motion Sickness
Watching a video in the back seat while the car turns corners is a recipe for nausea. Sony is patenting a display…
Sony Patent Brings Real-Time Emergency Vehicle Alerts to In-Car Navigation Systems
You're driving with your GPS on and an ambulance is racing toward your street two blocks away, Sony's new patent is designed…
Tesla's New Patent Lets Your Car Schedule Its Own Repairs
Tesla is patenting a system where your car runs its own diagnostic tests, filters the results, and works with Tesla's servers to…
Waymo's New Patent Tests Self-Driving Software Against Thousands of Real Road Replays
Before a self-driving car hits the road with a new software update, Waymo wants to make sure it can run that software…
Google Patent Reveals Robotaxis That Predict Open Parking Spots Before They Fill
Finding a parking spot is hard enough for a human driver. For a self-driving car that needs to hold position without circling…
New Patent Cuts Camera Lag in Self-Driving Cars
When a self-driving car's camera is even one frame behind on exposure, it can mean the difference between seeing a pedestrian clearly…
Google Patent Targets Full-Range Blind Spot Detection With Three-Camera Vehicle System
A self-driving car needs to see a pedestrian stepping off a curb two feet away and a stopped truck two blocks ahead,…
Zoox Patents Software That Scores and Refines Its Own Driving Route Decisions
Every fraction of a second, a self-driving car has to pick one path from thousands of possibilities. Zoox's latest patent describes a…
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