The new patent now adds to the potential integrated solar panel option that was suggested in another recent patent as reported by The Driven in May. As another example, a display (e.g., a touch-sensitive electronic display) may be formed from glass as described herein.” Source: Patentscope, WO2021158808 In this example, the glass may optionally be a single layer glass with a film (e.g., polymer film) on top. For example, the vehicle 600 may include a glass dash positioned in the front of the vehicle 600 which is formed as described herein. “ While not illustrated, it may be appreciated that the vehicle 600 may include an interior glass structure. It then goes on to describe a glass dashboard, and – the part we think the most intriguing – the possibility of “ a touch-sensitive electronic display” that could be formed using the methods described above.

The facets would be created by using a combination of localized heating either using lasers or resistive heaters and downward force, the patent says. Thus, the first glass structure 602 A may have feature lines (e.g., facets) 606A-606B,” the patent says.

Optionally, the first glass structure 602A may be single layer and formed as described herein with respect to Figure 2. In some embodiments, the first glass structure 602A may be multi-layer. “ As an example, the first glass structure 602A may represent a windshield positioned on the vehicle and formed according to the techniques described herein. The patent, which is available to view on Patentscope, is accompanied by a number of images showing how the bent windscreen could be made of either a single layer of multiple layers, with “feature lines”, or facets, on the side of the screen.

Now, a newly published patent suggests that some of this could include specially designed glass that allows Tesla to apply force to create a windscreen with uniquely bent edges. While first US deliveries of the Cybertruck have now been delayed from late 2021 to 2022, at the company’s earnings call in July chief engineer Lars Moray confirmed that basic engineering for the electric utility (known as a Ute in Australia) had been finalised.

If and when the Tesla Cybertruck electric utility – for which Tesla has taken at least 22,000 refundable pre-orders in Australia according to this crowd-sourced reservation tracker – makes it to local shores is unknown, but we hope it makes it here sooner than later to shake up the local auto market where utes are flavour of the decade. Tesla’s upcoming Cybertruck electric utility was always meant to push the edge of automotive design, but a new patent and third-party camper add-on take the concept of a high-tech apocalypse-ready super truck to new heights.įor a start, the Cybertruck could have a dashboard consisting entirely of a glass-covered touchscreen, as well as bent glass windows, a new patent published that is assigned to the EV maker shows.Īnd, as third-party companies come up with their own ways to augment the Cybertruck, one in particular appears to have captured the imagination, and wallets, of eagerly awaiting Cybertruck owners.įirst unveiled in 2019 by Tesla with armoured glass and an extremely tough steel exoskeleton, it’s no secret that the original Cybertruck prototype would ultimately have design tweaks applied to it before going into production.

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