Rivian patents design for a bed-mounted tent
Rivian continues to explore new ways to enhance the ownership experience of its electric vehicles. A patent application titled “Retractable Double Width Expanding Camper Shell” was filed by Rivian with…
Read More »Future Rivians might have removable roofs
Rivian is looking to patent a removable roof system for its EVs. A patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 30, after being…
Read More »Ford working on position-sensitive dampers for off-road vehicles
Ford is working on position-sensitive dampers to make off-roaders like the Bronco Raptor even better, a new patent filing shows. The patent filing in question was published by the United…
Read More »Ford designs deployable step for a pickup’s rear bumper
Power running boards and built-in bumper steps are common features on new pickup trucks, but a new Ford patent filing effectively combines them. The filing, which was published by the…
Read More »GM’s working on a clutch for an electric car transmission
Electric cars don’t require multiple gears, but they still have transmissions. And General Motors is working on a way to make them better. A patent filing from the automaker detailing…
Read More »Ferrari envisions AR system to improve lap times
Ferrari is developing an augmented-reality display that would help coach drivers. As described in a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on April 2,…
Read More »Ford working on climate-controlled frunk
EV front trunks, or frunks, provide handy storage space, but a recent Ford patent filing points to a way to make them even more useful. The filing in question outlines…
Read More »Rivian explores a potential deployable roof-top canopy
Rivian could add a deployable roof-top canopy to the list of accessories for its EVs, if a recent patent filing is any indication. The automaker filed a patent application titled…
Read More »GM envisions future where entire windshields become displays
A newly surfaced patent filing from General Motors presents the automaker’s vision for turning entire windshields into augmented-reality displays. Head-up displays already project things like speed readouts into the driver’s…
Read More »Cuda nameplate retrademarked by Stellantis, possibly for concept car
Stellantis has re-upped the trademark for a classic muscle car nameplate. On April 30, the automaker filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a…
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