Toyota Just Patented a 'Cloaking Device'

[HAB911]

The Japanese auto maker is developing a device that would improve visibility for motorists.

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/surprising-reason-toyota-just-patented-cloaking-device-ncna793481?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_mc

[underpants]

1. The Romulans are going to be pissed

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Must seem pretty strange if you see through the pillars but reach out and touch them.

[left-of-center2012]

3. Interesting

It would use mirrors to bend visible light around the A-pillars to allow the driver to “see” through them. This would give drivers a wider view of the road and their surroundings. It also benefits pedestrians, as drivers would see them better. – The Surprising Reason Toyota Just Patented a 'Cloaking Device' –

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/surprising-reason-toyota-just-patented-cloaking-device-ncna793481?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_mc?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_mc_170818 via NBC News

[hunter]

4. Haven't a few magicians used the same sort of technology in their acts?

This seems to be a refinement of that.

[Nitram]

5. Isn't a cloaking device used to hide the entity using the device?

This device is used by the user to see better around corners or other obstacles. Shouldn't it be called an "un-cloaking" device?

[krispos42]

6. I think, technically, they're cloaking the A-piller.

So you can see through it.