Apple has been making the rounds for its upcoming product that hasn’t even been officially confirmed by the technology giant — Apple Car. The electric vehicle from the company, which is being developed as Project Titan, has cropped up in news several times.
Now, yet another news related to the Apple Car has surfaced online and this time it is related to a patent that the Cupertino-based company filed and has now been granted.
The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a new patent to Apple which appears to be a sunroof technology for the upcoming electric car from the company. While it doesn’t explicitly confirm that the technology is for the car but it doesn’t need any confirmation as sunroof technology is not something that can be used on an iPhone or iPad or even Mac.
The document also shows various drawings of what appears to be a car’s roof. Some of the diagrams indicate how the sunroof would move while some showcase the mechanism within the sunroof.
Further, an abstract in the patent application reads: “a vehicle includes a roof, an opening in the roof, and a window that is located forward from the opening.” This effectively confirms that it is for the car. The patent reveals a variable opacity glass which means that the user will be able to control the transparency of the sunroof.
A recent report had claimed that the upcoming Apple Car, which will be an electric vehicle with support for a fully autonomous self-driving feature, could debut by 2025. The project is facing several issues but the top-most problem is the company’s inability to retain people who are working on this project.
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