Qualcomm Patents a Way to Stop Wipers from Confusing Your Car's Cameras
Every time a windshield wiper sweeps across a dashcam's field of view, the image briefly flickers — and that flicker can confuse…
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Waymo Patents a Two-Stage AI Model for Predicting Hidden Pedestrians
A parked bus blocks your view of the crosswalk ahead — and a child might be about to step out. Waymo's latest…
Waymo Patents a Machine Learning System for Smarter AV Lane Changes
Changing lanes is one of the trickiest things a human driver does — and it turns out it's just as hard for…
Google Patents a Unified Signal Framework for In-Car Software Integration
Every car is a tangle of sensors, ECUs, and proprietary protocols — and right now, getting an app to talk to all…
Nvidia Patents a Geometry-Guided Radar Tracking System for Autonomous Machines
Radar is noisy — a single return ping might land anywhere on a truck's surface. Nvidia's patent describes a system that uses…
Tesla Patents a Fleet-Powered Road Roughness Map for Predictive Suspension
Tesla wants your car to know a pothole is coming before your wheels ever touch it — and the data to make…
Tesla Patents a Magnetic Sun Visor That Splits Into Two Separate Panels
Tesla's latest patent reimagines one of the most low-tech parts of your car — the sun visor — by splitting it in…
Tesla Files Patent for Autonomous System That Reads Intent Before Moving
Tesla is patenting a system that won't just drive itself — it'll wait until it's confident both the car is ready and…
Zoox Patents a Smarter Ground Detection System for Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars need to know exactly where the ground is — but LiDAR sensors can lie. Zoox's new patent describes a clever…
Waymo Patents a System That Predicts Crashes Between Other Vehicles
Most self-driving safety systems ask 'will I crash into something?' Waymo's new patent asks a harder question: 'are two other things about…
Waymo Patents a Microphone System That Lets Robotaxis Hear Sirens Coming
Waymo is patenting a way for its self-driving cars to hear an ambulance coming before any camera can see it — then…
Waymo Patents a LiDAR System That Adapts to Fog in Real Time
Fog is one of the hardest problems for self-driving cars — and Waymo's new patent describes a LiDAR system that doesn't just…
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