It looks like their patent is technically different as they display the “mirror” with the heads up display projector in the dash instead of the main display or an LCD screen on the A-pillars.
In the US at least, wing mirrors are required by the DOT but can be supplemented with digital alternatives
That’s cool and all, but can car manufacturers stop fixing things that aren’t broke like mirrors and physical buttons.
I personally want real mirrors, but I do understand them going after this advice it’s such an easy target for improved aerodynamics
Didn’t Tesla try to do this in model X, but were forced to add real mirrors?
I am wondering what allowed apple to patent this.
You can patent ideas that aren’t even physically possible, let alone legally allowed on the road.
Assuming that it is legalized now Apple already has a patent on it so anyone wanting to implement it would have to pay their tax.
It looks like their patent is technically different as they display the “mirror” with the heads up display projector in the dash instead of the main display or an LCD screen on the A-pillars.
In the US at least, wing mirrors are required by the DOT but can be supplemented with digital alternatives