Apple Patented Touch Screen Dashboard for Car

Apple reportedly returned patented new technology. This time related to the automotive world, in the form of a touchscreen display which can provide feedback to the driver without taking his eyes off the road. Patent number 8,482,535 issued Patent and Trademark Office United States (USPTO) on July 9 that includes an explanation of the "touch screen that can be programmed and the interface between humans and machines to improve vehicle instrumentation and telematics".

As quoted from the Tech Radar, the simple description above describes a touch-screen interface that replaces the function knob, lever, and the slider on the dashboard of the vehicle, such as air conditioning controller. (see picture below)

Apple granted patent on this allows the company to apply the technology in question on the following car dashboard integration with mobile phones.

In addition to patents, the iOS version of the 7 newly released beta 3 also found a number of functions "accessory developer" which among other things contains a hidden option to transfer music, data maps, Siri, and other content over WiFi from the iPhone to the dashboard, even when the phone is concerned being kept in a bag or purse.

Well, if Apple started seriously working on the gadget integration with the vehicle? Patents and new features mentioned seem to indicate a tendency towards it.