Here ’s one from left field : you know how your motorcar ’s navigation cabinet locks itself when in motion , whether or not there ’s a passenger to safely operate it?Apple , of all people , wants to fix that .
In a letters patent filing recently bring out and dug up byApple Insider , Applelays out various methods , including weight , law of proximity and biometric sensors , for detecting a passenger in the front seat , and then allow he or she to manoeuvre the nav while the car is in motion . It kick the bucket even further , though , by specifying means for the system to identify exactly who is tint it via biometric sensor , and then grant them access or not depending on pre - situated safety options . So if you do n’t need your 16 yr sometime kid using the nav at all while in move , just thumbprint him and programme your Apple GPS .
Wait , what , Apple GPS ? While apple has patentednumeroustechniquesfor pairing gadgets to cars , I ’m not sure I ’ve ever see to it one that was so specifically pitch toward an in - car gimmick . Innnnteresting . Although this could obviously describe a mode for a turn - by - good turn iPhone 3.0 app to behave in - car .
https://gizmodo.com/apple-patent-filing-hints-at-distance-based-bluetooth-p-5056006
So like all patent filings , which are written in a language so apart as to make reading and parsing by anyone who is not a patent lawyer , take this with some skepticism . But as a conception , vocalise kind of interesting — is the real iDrive coming ? [ Apple Insider ]
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