A FUTURE VISION
Ford has filed a patent for a vehicle system that would use adaptively steered vehicle headlamps operated by driver gaze and head direction. The patent specifically describes a headlight system that “has a steerable headlamp configured to illuminate the roadway with a light beam along a selectable projection angle” using a controller that is “configured to compare the driver gaze angle.” Essentially, the technology would come with eye tracking and head tracking tools to monitor when and where to direct the headlights.
YOKE CONVOKE
Stellantis has filed a new patent design for a yoke-style steering and braking system that removes the need for foot-controlled inputs entirely. The patent describes a vehicle system in which “pivoted movement of the motion control input about (a) pivot axis in a first direction (would cause) a forward motion of the vehicle, and pivoted movement of the motion control input about (a) pivot axis in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction (would) reduce a speed of forward motion of the vehicle.” To put it differently, the vehicle system described would require drivers to turn the steering wheel to turn the vehicle, push down to accelerate and pull up to brake, all with no feet required.
