Apple motor's exterior lighting has been awarded a new patent, providing more information.

Generally speaking, the lamp before and after the car can provide basic information, such as whether the car is braking or whether it has the intention of turning. Although information has been enough for many years, Apple seems to think that it can improve its function by providing more data.

In October 30th, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office authorized a new Apple patent, called "external lighting and warning system". The patent explains a way to provide information to other road users, not only to provide more lights, but Apple thinks it is possible to install reflective panels around vehicles, and set up a row of LED lights on the reflector panels. The rear part of the car is also equipped with light-emitting parts to provide more information.

Apple said that the reflector is not limited to the installation of LED lights. Almost any optical technology based lamp can be used for this purpose, including side light or backlight photoconductivity, OELD (organic light-emitting diode), LCD (LCD panel) display panel and liquid crystal dimmer.

Apple provides an example of the application of the patent, which can be used to warn the driver about the condition of the brake system. Light brake can activate the brake lights. Medium pressure on the brakes can light the lights, while braking can make more areas brighten, for example, the rear windows can be turned red.

The light bar and the lighting area are not limited to one color, and can display symbols, characters, numbers and other patterns in various colors. They can provide speed, the relative speed of the car and the back workshop, the state information of the autopilot system, the state information of other vehicles, and even other modes customized by users. Useful information for people.

The lighting system can be used not only to notify other people, but also to communicate with the driver when the vehicle is parked. When the user approaches or leaves the vehicle, messages and other important data will be displayed on the vehicle side of the user.

This is not the first time Apple has considered using external notification to warn other users. In August this year, its authorized patent, known as the "running state visual communication system and method", describes the action intention that can be used to display the autopilot system by issuing similar notifications through the external monitors of the rear and front parts of the car. In addition to the logo, the patent also suggests using projection to project the location of the moving vehicle when it changes lane or the location of the moving vehicle when it stops and reverses the vehicle onto the road surface.

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