It is now considered certain that Apple will not produce automobiles after the Apple Car project is terminated. Although the technology giant is not currently planning to develop and launch a car, it has revealed that it continues to work in this field with a newly received patent.
Apple: Let’s Remove the Mirrors and Reflect the Image on the Glass!
In Apple’s new patent, mirrors in cars are replaced by cameras. OK, but does this technology already exist? We seem to hear you say. Yes, there are many vehicles using this technology, even Mercedes’ trucks became very popular on social media with their digital mirrors.
The new patent received by the technology giant is different from the mirror technologies we have seen so far. In the technologies we have seen so far, images from the cameras are reflected on the screens inside the vehicle.
In Apple’s patent application, images from cameras that will replace mirrors are projected directly onto the windshield. In this way, the driver will look at the windshield to check the mirrors before changing lanes or braking. Of course, we don’t know yet how useful this will be.
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There are some advantages to removing mirrors. As it improves the aerodynamic structure, a more efficient drive, reduction of blind spots, and elimination of glare caused by headlights at night are just a few of these. We will see whether Apple will share this patent with automobile manufacturers in the future.
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