Automakers are trying to cram everything including the kitchen sink into new cars. That includes more screens and more features on those screens, but every once in a while, you run into a roadblock. Ford decided that it wanted to show movies on one of its many screens, but also show the driver more information, and that could end up as one of those roadblocks. The solution is a screen that can do both.
The patent is called Dual View Display, and it describes a screen where two different angles give you two different viewing results. That goes beyond simply blocking the view of the driver, letting Ford do some tricky things, like letting the passenger watch YouTube while at the same time the driver can use the screen for more driver-focused information.
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