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It involves touch sensors, so you may want to stock up on Windex.

Expect this car to share a platform with the ID Concept revealed in Paris.

It's a clever idea, but one that could have some significant drawbacks.

Driver input works in tandem with self-driving tech.

Ford wants to bridge the gap between bicycles and cars.

These augmented reality heads-up displays could be a big help for avoiding crashes.

More is always better, right?

Toyota's aerocar patent design can stow its wings inside the body, so it'll look normal (ish) on the road.

General Motors has filed a patent for a new two-stage turbocharger that should increase performance and negate lag.

"I'm mighty glad you stayed." – Lionel Richie

Kurt Adelberger invented a new kind of smart charger for electric vehicles while working at Google. Now he's off to Apple, possibly to work on an EV project there as well.

The idea is to increase the options for cylinder deactivation and narrow the spacing between them.

Google has a patent for autonomous vehicles to detect the turn signals of other traffic on the road, which could increase driverless car safety.

Hyundai now has a patent for a door that combines a van's sliding door with a gullwing hinge, and the company thinks it'd be great for an RV.

Toyota has a patent for a way to move the image around a vehicle's head-up display, which always keeps it in a useful place for the driver.

Patent images of the new Honda Civic Hatchback have popped up, showing a vehicle that's largely similar to the Geneva Motor Show concept.

Google was granted a patent for bus detection on autonomous vehicles, which comes just weeks after one the company's driverless models hit a transit bus. The company filed for the patent well before the crash, though.

Kick your vehicle into self-driving mode and a projector system could swing into action, complete with its own screen.

Electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future says its power inverter is cheaper, more powerful.

Newly published patent renderings might have revealed the Lamborghini Centenario before the limited-edition supercar's debut at the Geneva Motor Show.