Among the invention patents recently registered to the Apple company is a touch screen that can be implemented in the central console of cars. Apple's touch screen would offer touch feedback and would be programmable to allow drivers to safely interact with it even while driving, the feedback letting them know that they are operating the right functions. The screen would display everything that displays the screens implemented in cars these days, but through software it could be configured to perform new functions, in combination with iDevices and the iOS in the Car system.
This invention seeks to dramatically increase the utility of car informational displays and controls, while at the same time enhancing safety by improving sensory data presentation and ease of interaction with vehicle controls and data sources. The programmable nature of the disclosed devices also creates new methods for how data is delivered and utilized... Because it resembles today's dashboards, and can be used for the basic control functions of the vehicle, the invention provides not only a potential means of telematic connectivity while driving (eg with the internet, cellular telephone sources or the like), but a much more useful display and control system capable of many more functions–including the primary vehicle control functions, if desired.
In the video clip below you have a demonstration of the technology patented today, it belongs to an inventor whose company was most likely acquired by Apple, since Apple appears as the owner of the patent. It's hard to say whether everything we're seeing now will end up in any car in the coming years, but it's clear that Apple wants to offer carmakers viable alternatives to their own products, while requiring them to implement compatibility with iDevices. its.
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