• @takeda
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    52 months ago

    Didn’t Tesla try to do this in model X, but were forced to add real mirrors?

    I am wondering what allowed apple to patent this.

    • @[email protected]
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      62 months ago

      You can patent ideas that aren’t even physically possible, let alone legally allowed on the road.

      Assuming that it is legalized now Apple already has a patent on it so anyone wanting to implement it would have to pay their tax.

    • @Cort
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      2 months ago

      It looks like their patent is technically different as they display the “mirror” with the heads up display projector in the dash instead of the main display or an LCD screen on the A-pillars.

      In the US at least, wing mirrors are required by the DOT but can be supplemented with digital alternatives