Car tech
Ferrari Receives Patent for Hydrogen Engine
Ferrari has applied for a patent for a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine, suggesting that the company is considering it as a way to ensure t...
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Ford Aims to Turn Dashboards into Desks
A new Ford patent application for a desk integrated into a dashboard has surfaced.The patent application, published March 19 by the U.S. Patent and Tr...
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Ford patents sliding center console with reconfigurable interior.
Ford engineers designed a sliding center console that can be used by both passengers and pets.Cup holders are a common feature of center consoles, but...
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GM Developing Drive Modes for Electric Car Racing
General Motors has filed a patent application for drive modes for electric racing cars. [According to the application, published by the U.S. Patent an...
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Ford dreams of a center console with deployable table
Folding tray tables are familiar from airplanes, but Ford may be bringing a similar idea to automobiles.The automaker's patent application, published ...
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Nissan Executive: The Future Is Not Screens but Windshields
For the vocal haters of screen-filled modern car interiors, there is good news and bad news.The good news, Nissan design chief Alfonso Albaysa told Mo...
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GM patents battery cells for EVs that look like Legos.
General Motors has filed a patent application for an unusually shaped battery cell designed to aid cooling.Instead of the rectangular shape of the aut...
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Automobiles capable of detecting loose lug nuts will soon be available.
The Falken Tire maker has developed a technology to detect loose lug nuts and plans to install it in production vehicles later this year.The new "sens...
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