Apple patents involve a remote controlled ‘Apple Car,” vehicle ventilation system — Apple World Today

The vehicle could be operated in a remote control mode, in which some or all of the tasks of driving are controlled by an automated control system or a human driver not located in the car. Think of an adult version of kids’ remote controlled toys.

Here’s the summary of the patent: “A method for controlling a vehicle includes operating a steering system in manual steer-by-wire control state and determining that a transition to an automated steer-by-wire control state is to be performed by the steering system. The method also includes entering the automated steer-by-wire control state upon determining that all conditions from a group of state entry conditions are satisfied, and operating the steering system in the automated steer-by-wire control state until determining that any condition from a group of state exit conditions is satisfied. The method also includes entering the manual steer-by-wire control state upon determining that any condition from the group of state exit conditions is satisfied.”

Patent number 10,787,060 is for “body structure ventilation.” The goal is to make a  car that’s rugged yet with a design that allows proper cooling and heating of the interior for the comfort of passengers.