1, the discrimination at night is enhanced, and the sensors of the whole vehicle are linked.
At night, the brightness and coverage of traditional car headlights are limited, and the mixture of headlights, street lamps and other light sources makes the road conditions more complicated, so it will be difficult for autopilot sensors to play their advantages.
In an Apple patent, night vision camera, infrared detector and long-wave infrared sensor (LWIR) are used together, and the recognition efficiency of night vision is three times higher than that of traditional headlights.
2. Telescopic automobile bumper system
Bumper is equipped with inflatable components, which can be inflated and deflated, making the bumper flexible.
3. Bus door structure
Apple will use an outer hinged door instead of a door with pillars. Under this structure, the B-pillar of the traditional automobile will no longer exist. Besides, this door can also act as a window.
4. The vehicle will be automatically connected to the charging station.
Previously, Apple obtained a patent called "Charging Station with Automatic Alignment Device". According to this patent, electric vehicles can automatically drive to the charging station and plug in the plug to charge.
Different from the usual "charging gun" charging method, Apple's charger is fixedly installed, and the vehicle can start charging after the plug is docked.
In order to ensure the successful alignment of the plug, Apple designed the charging interface of the charging pile to be adjustable up, down, left and right, which can quickly connect the power supply even if the vehicle angle is wrong. In addition, the sensor on the car can record the data of the alignment position of the transmitter and the parking efficiency, thus making the parking charge faster.
5. New chassis components
By changing the size and thickness of the metal plate, the requirements of different strengths can be met. The energy-absorbing bag can also protect the "battery bottom plate" when the car collides.
The vehicle will also actively adjust the suspension according to the current road conditions, so that the occupants in the vehicle will always be comfortable.
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