2012 Google won a patent for technology that will allow its forthcoming autonomous vehicles to self-clean the many sensors used by the cars when in self-driving mode. Many of these sensors are encased in glass domes, and must remain completely clean to work at optimal level and ensure passenger safety. Therefore, Google has developed automatic wipers which constantly keep the sensors clean, thus negating the need to rely on owners to remember to do so.
This week Google won a patent for technology that will allow its forthcoming autonomous vehicles to self-clean the many sensors used by the cars when in self-driving mode. Many of these sensors are encased in glass domes, and must remain completely clean to work at optimal level and ensure passenger safety. Therefore, Google has developed automatic wipers which constantly keep the sensors clean, thus negating the need to rely on owners to remember to do so.