Waymo Files Patent for Cars That Let Drivers Behind Them Pass Before Turning
A self-driving car that drifts left as the lane widens before a right turn can leave nearby drivers guessing. Waymo's patent teaches…
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Waymo Patents Using Two Radars to Tell Where Cars and Pedestrians Are Heading
A single car radar can tell how fast something is approaching, but it barely notices when that something is moving sideways. Waymo's…
A New Tesla Patent Has Nearby Cars Fix Each Other's GPS Errors
Your car's GPS is only a good guess, so Tesla describes cars that check it against what their cameras see, then share…
Zoox Files Patent to Keep Its Robotaxis From All Piling Onto the Same Street
A new Zoox patent application tries to stop a robotaxi fleet from jamming the same curb and the same street after a…
Mobileye Files Patent for Cars That Judge How Dark It Is Using Their Cameras
Mobileye describes a car that works out how bright it is outside by reading its camera's own settings alongside the picture, then…
Zoox Patents a Spinning Window That Flings Rain Off Its Self-Driving Car Sensors
Zoox wants to keep its driverless car's cameras clear by putting a glass disc in front of each one and spinning it…
A New Qualcomm Patent Plans Your Drive Around Where Cell Signal Is Strong
Qualcomm's patent describes navigation that picks your route partly by how well your phone, car and passengers' apps will stay connected along…
Zoox Filing Has Robotaxis Listen for Police Orders and Tell Riders What to Do
Driverless cars have no driver to hear a police officer's loudspeaker, so Zoox's patent application has the car listen for you and…
Mobileye Files Patent for a Map That Grades the Quality of Lane Paint
Every car with a camera sees the painted lines on the road, and Mobileye wants those cars to grade them. The result…
Nvidia Patents a Dashboard Camera That Measures Your Eyelids to Catch Drowsy Driving
Nvidia has filed a patent for a car camera that doesn't just look at your eyes. It measures how far open each…
Red Hat Files Patent for Cars That Lock Down Features During a Hack
Most car hacking fixes are all or nothing. Red Hat's patent application describes a five-step dial that switches off only as much…
Waymo Files Patent for Predicting Where a Car Will Turn From Its Front Wheels
A car's front wheels turn before the car does. Waymo's patent application describes teaching a self-driving car to read that angle and…
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