General Motors Wants Drones to Take Over From Its Cars to Scan the Road Ahead
28 Jun 2024, 16:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A recent patent describes how drones would contribute with navigation information for vehicles traveling on off-road routes
Someone Patented a Super-Advanced Waze Replacement That Wouldn't Require Any User Action
26 Jun 2024, 13:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A recent patent describes how vehicles can do all the job for us, sending traffic reports and generating warnings for other motorists
Google Maps 2.0: Google Develops "Smart" Alternative Route Feature to Avoid Traffic
11 Jun 2024, 15:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant has recently come up with a new idea to improve the way Google Maps offers alternative routes to its users
Next-Gen Apple Maps Could Include a Big Update for Alternative Routes
9 May 2024, 13:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple has recently patented new technology that allows Apple Maps to offer alternative routes more conveniently on the route selection screen
Next-Generation Apple Maps Could Look for Routes Automatically, Offer Personalized UI
10 Apr 2024, 16:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new Apple patent describes how Apple Maps could offer a less intrusive navigation experience by proactively searching for routes
Google Wants to Create an Interactive Version of Google Maps You Can Talk To
8 Apr 2024, 17:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has recently filed a patent for interactive voice navigation, allowing the user to request more information about an upcoming maneuver
Google Maps Could Eventually Support "Administrator" Modes for Navigation
15 Mar 2024, 13:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant has patented new technology that would allow voice navigation to support requests only coming from the driver
Toyota Wants to Generate an Alert When It Knows You'll Hit a Pole
15 Jan 2024, 19:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Japanese carmaker has filed a patent for a technology whose role is to send alerts based on driver behavior and historical data.
Next-Generation Google Maps Could Suggest Routes Based on Weather and Road Conditions
13 Jan 2024, 19:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant has patented a new technology that allows Google Maps to check for road surface and weather conditions
This New Feature Would Make Google Maps the King of Offline Navigation
3 Jan 2024, 09:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new patent describes how Google Maps can improve offline maps, allowing the service to automatically download necessary data
Apple Imagines a New-Generation Apple Maps That'd Put Google Maps to Shame
27 Dec 2023, 18:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has recently patented new technology that would completely overhaul Apple Maps' routing engine with support for vehicle profiles
Ford Wants to Know How Fast Pedestrians Are Walking to Prevent Accidents
11 Dec 2023, 19:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The carmaker has recently patented a new system running an image-based pedestrian speed estimation; the tech is aimed at autonomous vehicles
Tesla Patents Modular Wiring System That Will Make a Wiring Harness and CAN Bus Obsolete
6 Dec 2023, 16:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla filed to patent a modular wiring and communications system for its vehicles that is likely in use with the Cybertruck and will also come to future EVs
This Feature Could Easily Make Google Maps the World's Number One Navigation App
29 Nov 2023, 13:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant has recently patented a new feature that would improve the navigation component bundled with Google Maps
New Google Maps Feature Could Make Navigation Easier Than Ever
21 Nov 2023, 18:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant has recently patented new technology to offer navigation based on personalized landmarks
Apple Found a Clever Way to Use an iPhone to Recognize Your Uber
21 Nov 2023, 16:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new patent describes a way to use the mobile phone's camera to identify the car you're waiting for on a ride-hailing service
Google Maps Competitor Creates a Navigation Feature to Warn of Dangerous Curbs
17 Nov 2023, 09:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / HERE has recently patented new technology that can automatically detect dangerous curbs and warn drivers as they approach flagged locations
Ford Has Created a Sun Visor That Can Save Your Life, Literally
19 Oct 2023, 10:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The carmaker has recently patented new technology for the manufacturing of a sun visor that integrates a metal rod to break the windshield
General Motors Wants to Turn Parking Into a Video Game
9 Oct 2023, 13:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The auto manufacturer has recently patented new technology that displays AR content on the windshield for more convenient parking
Google Says It Can Block Dirty Air From Reaching Drivers by Always Knowing Where They Go
4 Oct 2023, 10:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new patent describes a Google invention supposed to prevent polluted air from entering the cabin and affecting drivers and passengers