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A rear-seat airbag system could keep suspects safer in the rear seat in case of a crash.
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Ferrari files patent for an in-wheel electric motor
Ferrari's first EV is due around the middle of the decade.
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Ferrari patents vehicle controlled by two joysticks
Ferrari's pair of joysticks would allow drivers to control turning angle and yaw.
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GM patents hybrid metal-composite wheels
GM's hybrid metal-composite wheels would use metal barrels and fiber-reinforced polymer composites for the wheel face and spokes.
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Ford patents a display that swivels
Ford has a new screen design that if implemented would make a vehicle's interior start to resemble a workstation.
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Ford designing reconfigurable seating arrangements for car seats
Child car seats could power into place or out of the way, if Ford runs with a new patent it's filed.
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Patents show Stellantis is looking at ways to increase the fun of driving EVs.
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Ford's working on an all-wheel-drive line lock
Ford's all-wheel-drive line lock would spin some wheels, then others, and could disconnect stationary wheels from the driveline.
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Rivian patents R1S camp kitchen
Rivian already has a camp kitchen for the R1T, but this one comes out of the tailgate.
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Ford working on swivel seating, retracting steering wheel, in-cab work station, bed seating
Ford continues to rethink pickup truck interiors to make them better work and social environments.
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Ford developing brake light detection system
Ford has filed a patent application for a system that detects brake lights that could be used in future self-driving cars.
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Ferrari patented a four-point seat belt for a street car
Four-point seat belts would better hold occupants in place during high-g driving, but Ferrari would have to get regulatory approval to use them.
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Ford pickup beds may soon telescope to become longer, and include bed steps, stowable ramps, and split tailgates.
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Ford patents roof-mounted backup battery for EVs
Ford's envisioning a way to mount backup batteries to the roof of EVs in the future.
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Toyota patents retractable tow rope
An arrangement that eliminates clack and maintains tension may help with safety, controllability, and tight spaces.
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Ford patents concept of charging an EV with a trailer battery
To address towing range anxiety in electric vehicles, Ford has developed bidirectional charging to connect an EV to a battery-equipped trailer.
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Ford patents hint at EV charging while driving
A Ford patent would use coils in the road and an inductive transmitter in EVs to charge batteries.
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Ford patents gullwing door design for SUVs
Will Ford's future SUVs fly? Perhaps in a way.
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GM's windshield heating system would use an EV battery's DC current to heat embedded elements in the glass.
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Mazda filed six rotary engine patents in Japan
EVs may be all the rage but Mazda is continuing to develop its rotary engine.
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Toyota patents kinetic seats
Toyota's patent for kinetic seat cushions use twos sets of shock absorbers and are mounted on a subframe to limit driver movement due to vehicle forces.
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Rivian patents tailgate with gooseneck hinges
The unique hinges would allow Rivian tailgates to swing down 180 degrees.
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Ford patents deployable dive planes
Aero add-ons could help electric cars cut through the wind more easily—and could aid performance EVs even more.
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GM patents robotic EV charger
In the future, your EV charger may connect and disconnect itself.
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