The Apple Car, a driverless smart vehicle that was intended to beat the Tesla, was a bit of a strange project and, when it was finally canceled, it wasn’t wholly unexpected. In development for a decade, it was incredibly ambitious. Part of this ambition — a recent patent shows a very cool bit of windshield tech that the rest of the car industry could, and should, learn from.
As spotted by Patently Apple, Apple was working on a display built into the car windshield that would effectively work as a live feed of the car’s mirrors. There can be a danger in checking your mirrors when moving so this patent would implement cameras on the side of the vehicle that would come up like a virtual screen on your windscreen while driving. This could then be intelligently turned on and off depending on your movements, making you less reliant on peripheral vision. If you go to turn right, the right camera could automatically start displaying a live feed in front of you.
