Apple Project Titan - the first step has been taken

Apple has received a patent for an innovative automotive windshield. If you remember Apple Project Titan, it becomes clear for what purpose the American corporation is doing this. The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for a windshield for a car that can independently detect microcracks.

 

Apple Project Titan - what is it

 

Back in 2018, Apple announced a private-label electric van. The name was not announced, but fans quickly gave the vehicle a name - Apple Car. No wonder - the company is not chasing colorful names. It is not known what happened in the company there, but the project froze and nothing else was heard about it.

 

 

Therefore, such an interesting patent from Apple came as a complete surprise. I immediately remembered Apple Car (Titan project). It's like one of the business models - what needs to be done to eat an elephant. The correct answer is to cut into thousands of small pieces, cook and eat. So is Apple Project Titan. The company assembles the car piece by piece, obtaining patents for its inventions along the way.

 

Apple's innovative automotive windshield - what is it

 

The problem of the appearance of microcracks on the windshield of a car has long been known. The problem lies in the heating of the glass (automatic heating in the cold season). When the glass is warmed up, microscopic drops of condensate appear, which accumulate inside the heating system. Over time, this excess moisture will corrode.

 

 

Apple technologists propose to make windshields from two layers. A sensitive microscopic film will be placed between them. When microcracks form, the film records the fact of occurrence and notifies the owner of the car.

 

Why is this innovative glass from Apple

 

The question is interesting, because the percentage of car owners with such a problem is very small (up to 1%). For many, it is easier to replace glass with a new one in a car service. It is believed that such a system can prevent hacking and car theft. For example, detect a microcrack when glass is broken, block the engine and call for help.

 

 

It is just not clear how this will work if rubble from the wheel in front of the vehicle arrives in the glass (while driving). Plus, the hijackers do not break the windshields, but try to enter through the side windows - they are destroyed more easily. Apple, as always, in its repertoire - will intrigue and drag out time indefinitely. Let's wait for what they came up with interesting in the laboratory Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),.