Jaguar's new patent will let you control windscreen wipers with your eyes

When driving on a rainy night, it is an all too common problem to take a look through your car's rear windscreen, only to find it foggy and obscured.

The issue is generally caused by the windscreen wiper cleaning the glass at intermittent or inopportune times — and Jaguar Land Rover might have a fix for that.

The company's new patent — spotted by Gizmag — plans to use eye-tracking technology to make sure the rearview wiper is automatically responsive to driver behavior

The system will comprise of tracking sensors that follow the eye and head movements of the driver. The sensors will activate the rear windscreen wiper when the behavior of the driver indicates they need to look through the rear windscreen Read more...