Not only Apple Car: the first patent filed by the Cupertino company seems destined to create an articulated lorry. In the document, published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and granted on August 9, it speaks of "a steering device for a articulated vehicle which improves reliability while driving”.
A bitten articulated lorry
The articulated lorry of Cupertino house it stands out because it allows better control, in phase of steering, of the two parts that compose it, especially in adverse conditions, for example in case of snow or ice.
The inventors of the Apple patent are of the Bae Systems, a Swedish company which has development as its core business of military vehicles and devices. But, in the absence of confirmation from Apple, Patentlyapple.com considers that it is a little too early to speculate: "Considering that the purpose of Project Titan is to be in a vehicle eye-catching electric, capable of competing with Tesla Motors, a patent on a clumsy articulated vehicle It's clearly not the image that Apple would like to convey to the public."
What does Apple really have in mind?
I can't get over it: I check and re-check, but the news is true. Apple has a patent has been registered for a bulky articulated lorry. Hmm, I wonder what they plan to do with it? Maybe a self-driving tractor-trailer? Maybe. There's still quite a bit of time left for autonomous driving, at a guess. Maybe they plan to get into the truck business! Or maybe they just want to be able to move big quantity of goods without having to depend on other companies.
Who knows, but it will be interesting to see what they do to us! What idea have you got? Let us know everything on the FuturoProssimo social channels!
