Apple applied for a patent for the protection of dynamic components to control the underwater opening of doors.

Recently, Apple has made great efforts in the research of automobile doors. In July this year, Apple was in WWDC? CarKey function was released at the 2020 Global Developers Conference and was the first to cooperate with BMW. In the future, BMW owners can unlock their vehicles through the number keys of their mobile phones.

Apple car key function

Then in mid-August, Apple applied for a patent called DynamicElementProtection, which can control the door to open or close in different scenarios to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers in the car.

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According to appleinsider, a foreign technology website, Apple described in the patent document how to control the door to deal with the dynamic elements near the vehicle. Here, Apple regards all moving objects such as vehicles or people around vehicles as dangerous elements. The system can judge whether the doors and windows are closed or open according to the surrounding environment. For example, when a vehicle passes by, the door will remain closed, or the opening range of the door will be limited to prevent scratching.

The patent applied by Apple will also be very friendly to those "careless" drivers. The patent shows that if the driver leaves passengers or pets in the car, the system can extend the use time of the air conditioner in the car and keep the car at a suitable temperature. If an emergency happens suddenly, the system can also inform the driver in time.

In this patent, Apple also introduces a more urgent situation, that is, when the vehicle is partially or completely submerged in water, the system will use sensors to sense the fluid pressure on the external surface of the vehicle to determine the current state of the vehicle, and at the same time, the system will perform a series of procedures, including immediately closing the window and locking the door, giving people inside the vehicle time to escape, and at the same time, it can automatically unfasten the seat belt, deploy the S&P device, send out distress signals to the outside, and even supply air to the vehicle. The system will also ask passengers if they are ready to leave the vehicle. If they get a positive answer, the system will immediately open the windows and doors.

It is also known that Apple submits a large number of patent applications every week. Although these patents are still in the research and development stage, they may appear on a new car like CarKey.

For Apple's "dynamic element protection" patent, foreign netizens are also whimsical. Some netizens commented that this function similar to the ejection seat should be named "James Bond" or "Speed Racer" technology, and some netizens said that if the vehicle is immersed in water, I hope that Apple can develop a "submarine mode".

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.