Tesla Patents Plastic Car Parts That Absorb Chemical Fumes to Keep Cameras Clear
A thin, invisible film of chemical residue from your car's own interior plastic can blur the cameras your vehicle uses to see…
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Waymo Files Patent for Autonomous Cars That Navigate Around Sensor Blind Spots
Rain, fog, and glare don't just obscure your windshield view, they degrade the sensors a self-driving car depends on. Waymo's latest patent…
Waymo Patents System That Reroutes Drop-Offs Away From Bad Weather
Nobody wants to step out of a self-driving car into a downpour. Waymo is patenting a system that reroutes you to a…
Sony Patent Teaches Cars to Remind Drivers of Passed Road Signs
Most driver-assistance systems flash a warning the moment you pass a speed limit sign, which can be distracting at exactly the wrong…
Google Files Patent for Autonomous Cars That Share Sensor Data to Eliminate Blind Spots
Even the best self-driving car is blind to what's around the corner, so Waymo is patenting a way for its vehicles to…
Zoox Patents a Branching Path-Search System to Help Its Robo-Taxis Dodge Collisions
When a self-driving car has milliseconds to react, how does it pick the right path? Zoox's latest patent describes a system that…
Google Patent Reveals Self-Driving Cars That Dynamically Adjust Sensor Fields of View
When a self-driving car's sensors start struggling in fog or heavy rain, Waymo's latest patent would let the car shrink or reshape…
Nvidia Patents a System for Flying Drones Through a VR Headset
Nvidia has patented a way to hand off vehicle control to a remote operator wearing a VR headset, with the drone itself…
Qualcomm Patents a Way for Self-Driving Cars to Find Each Other Using Shared Landmarks
Two self-driving cars spot the same traffic sign, building corner, or road marking, and that shared sighting is enough for each car…
Nvidia Patents Technology That Teaches Self-Driving Cars to Read Road Markings
What if the AI driving your car could read a faded crosswalk marking or an unfamiliar parking symbol the same way you…
Amazon Patent Teaches Robotaxis How to Navigate Around Double-Parked Cars
Double-parked delivery trucks are one of the messiest problems in urban driving. Zoox is filing patents to make sure its self-driving cars…
Zoox Patents a Way for Its Self-Driving Cars to Ignore Unlikely Threats
Every car on the road is a potential threat to a self-driving vehicle, but most of them just don't matter. Zoox is…
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