Apple Invents an Augmented Reality Windshield

Once we have autonomous vehicles, we can spare the attention to admire the windshield instead of looking at traffic and road signs. We should throw in some good movies, too.

Re: Apple Invents an Augmented Reality Windshield

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Post by Jyaif » Wed, Aug 08, 2018, 1:14 PM UTC

That's such a backwards-looking patent in the era of SDC.

People should be filing patents about how to make people more comfortable in what is essentially a moving room, not trying to optimize the driving experience.

Re: Apple Invents an Augmented Reality Windshield

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Post by pluto9 » Wed, Aug 08, 2018, 2:11 PM UTC

Sounds like a typical patent these days--a vague interface design full of obvious "innovations" and no technical details whatsoever. A lot of "what" and no "how". These are useful for exactly one thing: suing other companies for having the audacity to actually create a working implementation.

Re: Apple Invents an Augmented Reality Windshield

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Post by oliveshell » Wed, Aug 08, 2018, 3:08 PM UTC

Jyaif wrote: post #5

That's such a backwards-looking patent in the era of SDC. People should be filing patents about how to make people more comfortable in what is essentially a moving room, not trying to optimize the driving experience.

People are going to still be driving themselves for a long, long time before “the era of SDC” fully arrives.

Also, I can think of tons of applications of an AR windshield in a self-driving car.

Re: Apple Invents an Augmented Reality Windshield

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Post by jjeaff » Wed, Aug 08, 2018, 5:59 PM UTC

pluto9 wrote: post #6

Sounds like a typical patent these days--a vague interface design full of obvious "innovations" and no technical details whatsoever. A lot of "what" and no "how". These are useful for exactly one thing: suing other companies for having the audacity to actually create a working implementation.

Wouldn't every single futuristic sci fi movie with a car in it qualify as preexisting art?