This week completed some basic research on Roof Top Bracket for Starlink Wi-Fi Connectivity on the back of trucks. Next steps to enhance market potential based on is what have researched.
There are basically two versions – directly Roof Mount and mount on the back of the truck integrated with cabin top brake lights.
However, the above are all standard designs and none truly designed for WOW effect. Starlink recently updated its firmware and app to give some new Wi-Fi options. Specifically, Starlink’s Wi-Fi can be configured to use one of three “network modes.”
Default / Guest / Auto. Starlink’s default Wi-Fi settings. Starlink requires at least one Wi-Fi network configured in default mode.
Design HMI target is to update design – some examples as below.
- Must meet FMVSS safety requirements.
- Wireless with rechargeable power system.
- Plug and play integration.
- Designed for other wireless transmission system opportunities.
- Can be used in exterior camping opportunities.
- Designed other micro features integration – plug and play.
- Design for Ford patent opportunities.
- Micro LED decorative ON / OFF lighting.
- Other features are based on discussions and reviews.
Go-Green Filters: Two 18-year-old students from Pennsylvania have developed an innovative, low-cost exhaust filter that turns harmful vehicle emissions into oxygen using microalgae.
Rohan Kapoor and Jack Reichert created the Go Green Filter, a compact device that easily attaches to a car’s tailpipe. The filter uses living microalgae to capture carbon dioxide and other pollutants, releasing clean oxygen in their place.
According to Chester County Press, the device costs only about $50 to produce and has demonstrated a remarkable 74% reduction in emissions during testing.
A simple yet powerful idea that proves young innovators can make a real impact on climate crisis.
2026 MY Hot & Cold Drink CUP HOLDER: Design HMI 2017 design was that it keeps your hot drinks hot and your cold drinks cold during your commute. Minimum cold side target of 0˚C with Maximum hot side target of 60 ˚C. The actual target temperature can be adjusted by the user, and temperature will be indicated on a screen. It was designed to operate at ambient temperatures up to 40 ˚C and designed to run off the 12V source available in the vehicle – standard cup holder footprint.
Have worked in the last few years with Sheetak to develop design that integrates with your current in-vehicle cup holder as an Accessory Add or in-vehicle production. The basic concept was based on working with Sheetak refrigeration as below.
Core would be to integrate the PCM into the sides and the base coupled with Sheetak core Thermoelectric generators (TEGs). The Seebeck effect core technology conversion of temperature differences directly into electricity would be ideal feature add and reduce battery want by 90%. As I understand when one end of a conducting material is heated and the other is cold, electrons and charge carriers naturally diffuse from the hot side to the cold side. This movement creates a measurable electrical voltage.
