Apple and the electric car. The electric car, and Apple. Two elements that until a decade ago were unthinkable to combine in the same sentence, and that now, however, are gaining more strength together. And in this case, the force has materialized in the form of a patent, which we are going to bring to you in this post. Do you want to know the details? We tell you!
It has been the specialized English-speaking media Patently Apple who has picked up the witness of the document. And what does it consist of?
A radar and a seat belt
A while ago we told you how Apple intended to reinvent the design of seat belts, located on the seats inside the car. If before it was an aesthetic design element, now we are talking about the safety of the occupants themselves.
But how are radar and a seat belt similar? What could be the beginning of a typically Spanish joke is actually a union of two elements that will be able to interact with each other.
Basically, there are several radars inside the cabin that point in the direction of the seats. These emit a series of electromagnetic waves that are captured by the material of the belt, and are returned to a second group of radars that interpret those same signals.
Depending on what these latest radars capture, The car can know if we are using the seat belts correctly (or not). In addition to this knowledge, the occupants will receive a response signal to be notified that they are wearing their seat belt incorrectly.
As Patently Apple explains, the inventor of this patent is Jeff Stewell, who currently holds the position of Global Engineering Systems Manager. In addition, he “is developing confidential technologies to support autonomous driving.”
Apple Car in 2030?
Added to this patent are rumors of officially envisioning a presentation of the Apple Car. Since 2014, we have been hearing things that those from Cupertino could make an incursion into the automobile industry.
Little by little and with the passage of time we have been able to learn about the different advances that Apple has been making. However, we have also been taking with us jugs of cold water, like the one that a few weeks ago the prestigious analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said about how it had cooled down a lot and “had lost visibility.”
It is not, therefore, about creating a line or technology platform such as how we can conceive an iPhone, an iPad, a Mac, and even a Vision Pro, given the rise of virtual and mixed reality technology in recent years. decade. This is a new line of business, production and philosophy. And even more so considering that Apple was not born with cars in mind, but rather with personal computers in mind.
Therefore, we only have to wait to see how events will continue, and also, see the patents that are yet to be discovered and that we do not know of their existence. Still.