Car tech

Apr 21

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...

Apr 19

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...

Apr 13

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...

Apr 11

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...

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...