Apple's 'Project Titan' car could warn you what it is about to do, well before it does it

Apple has come up with way to allow car to communicate much more with the advance warning to reduce the possibility of accidents involving both driven and autonomous vehicles...   drivers can pick up on subtle cues from drivers in other vehicles that offer up more information, potentially before the turn signal is deployed..   Apple's solution is for the vehicle to provide more data for other drivers to take into account.   By calculating the route beforehand, the self-driving system can display indicator of the next step on external surface such as specific turning or preparing to park..   the notification could also include timer for when it expects to perform the maneuver, so the driver could know when it should take place.   For movements projection system could illuminate areas of the road the vehicle intends to move towards..   When changing lanes, the projector could highlight the space the car wants to move into, ing tracks where the vehicle will turn into could keep pedestrians from walking into its path...   The patent is one of number of filings Apple has made with USPTO regarding self-driving car systems.   One filing July suggested how vehicle could change its driving style based on the observed stress of its passengers, while March filings covered gesture-based controls within the car, and the gestures of police and other traffic directors outside the vehicle..   The company operates fleet of vehicles for testing its self-driving systems, and is also thought to be working with Volkswagen on PAIL program.   Read more