Tesla files patent for lasers that can clean car’s windshield

by SpeedLux
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Electric automaker company Tesla filed a patent for lasers to clean a vehicle’s windshield and other glass surfaces or camera lenses on the vehicle.

The technology could be important for vehicles with driver-assistance systems, a feature Teslas are noted for, by keeping its cameras free of debris, Car and Driver reported in November.

Tesla aims to protect the technology it refers to as “pulsed laser cleaning of debris accumulated on glass articles in vehicles and photovoltaic assemblies”. But that doesn’t mean you’ll be watching it on Tesla vehicles next year.

The automaker included an illustration of the Tesla Model S its patent filing to reveal lasers on the car’s hood, fender and B-pillar to clean cameras facing both forward and to the side.

Tesla has a relatively high chance of achieving patent approval ⁠— approximately 50 percent of patents filed in the U.S. were approved between 2002 and 2015, according to data provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently revealed its futuristic, stainless steel cybertruck which was much waited.

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