Information contained in a patent filed by Apple suggests that the manufacturer plans to integrate its Vision Pro headset into the future Apple Car. It would be possible to drive while wearing the device.
THE electric cars modern tend more and more towards a 100% autonomous driving where the driver will only have to monitor what is happening on the road from time to time. We are of course thinking of the system of You’re here that Elon Musk would like to sell to car manufacturers despite their skepticism. But as advanced as it is, we are not yet at the point of launching the vehicle and then putting on its mixed reality headset on the head for watch a movie while driving. Apple could change that.
It’s been a few weeks since the Apple Vision Pro was available in the United States, and we’ve seen some people use it while driving. It’s definitely not recommended, not to mention dangerous. But in idea, it is not that impossible if we are to believe a patent filed by Apple on February 15, 2024. It is obviously seeking to combine the headset and the famous Project Titanthere electric car from the Cupertino company.
Apple Visio Pro would be integrated into the firm’s future electric car
The document speaks of a adaptive cruise control system, capable of adjusting itself according to the pace and proximity of a car located in front of the driver. So far, nothing special, but Apple explains a little further that this function could “be part of a wearable device, such as headphones”. The reference here is an example, but we immediately think of the Apple Vision Pro. The idea makes all the more sense as the brand always seeks to link its devices in a complete ecosystem.
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The patent also mentions several sensors and systems integrated into the carlike the touchpads or screens with multiple functions. Here too, we imagine that wearing the mixed reality headset would serve to virtualize it all and to act from the digital environment rather than directly on the vehicle elements. Like any patent, it is possible that the ideas mentioned will never see the light of day. In any case, the Apple Car is not expected before 2030, which will give the Vision Pro time to move beyond the prototype stage.