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Anti-motion sickness technology

General Motors has filed a patent application for anti-sickness technology for self-driving cars.

General Motors (GM) says vehicles like self-driving cars are on the rise, although people may still be hesitant to ride in those vehicles. A self-driving car that causes motion sickness probably won’t make the best first impression. So GM filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its own technology.

GM notes that motion sickness is more likely to occur when passengers are focused on something else, such as reading a book or scrolling through their phone. Those are the things that many people will do in transportation when they no longer have to drive themselves. So eliminating motion sickness is especially important for self-driving cars.





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Cruise’s self-driving car. Image: GM

To that end, GM sketched out a system of lights and graphics that visually represent acceleration, braking, and cornering forces. That could be in the form of an image of the vehicle on the screen or a change in color and light on the windshield. A sound or haptic feedback system can be used to create the effect, GM says.

According to GM, this not only helps to align a person’s sensory perception with the forces acting on their body – while also addressing the cause of motion sickness – but also builds trust by providing more information about what the car is doing.

However, it is not clear whether this technology can be put into production, but GM is pushing the development of self-driving cars. Cruise – GM’s self-driving car company – is about to offer driverless taxi services in San Francisco. Cruise currently uses electric hatchback Chevrolet Bolt EVs that have been modified in many details, but is expected to switch to a dedicated vehicle called Origin. Origin, first launched in 2020, will be manufactured by GM at the Zero plant in Detroit.

Minh Quan (follow Motor Authority)

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