Apple may have abandoned its plans to make an Apple Car, but it’s still being granted patents involving automotive technology. The latest is for “Safety Systems for Modular Seating” in a vehicle.
About the patent
The patent involves the ability to move a car’s seats to various positions to accommodate various needs. According to Apple, in modular positioning systems, such as with modular interior elements that can be arranged into a configuration consistent with a mobile office or a living room.
Summary of the patent
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent: “A positioning system for a reaction surface is usable with a support having a rearward position spaced from the reaction surface and a forward position proximate to the reaction surface. A controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of an event, receive a signal indicative of the support being in the rearward position, and send a command configured to move the support from the rearward position to the forward position based on the signal indicative of the event and based on the signal indicative of the support being in the rearward position.”
