Car tech

Apr 07

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 ...

Apr 03

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...

Mar 31

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...

Mar 30

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...

Mar 24

Toyota Developing Color-Changing Paint

Toyota has filed a patent application for color change paint, a technology that would allow owners and dealers to quickly change the color of their ve...

Mar 17

GM to develop expandable truck bed?

Two patents recently filed by General Motors show the potential for an expandable cargo bed system for pickup trucks.Such a feature would allow driver...

Mar 15

Ford wants to make the EV Frank a workhorse.

Electric vehicles like the Ford Mustang Mach E and the F-150 Lightning have flanks for extra storage space. However, Ford is considering other uses.Th...

Mar 12

Ford Developing Deployable Mud Flaps

Mud flaps are a straightforward component for cars and trucks, but Ford has come up with something a little more elaborate.In a patent application pub...