Apple's patent history reveals a major push into autos

Applications for self-driving and connected-car technology rise rapidly

Now that the smartphone market has matured, Apple will likely target the automobile sector, if its patent applications are any indication. (Source photos by Reuters and Takuya Imai)

KOTARO FUKUOKA and NAOSHIGE SHIMIZU, Nikkei staff writers

July 25, 2022 12:21 JST

TOKYO -- A joint investigation by Nikkei and a Tokyo analytics company found that Apple has jumped into automobile-related technologies, as shown by the company's recent patent applications.