Last week, Ford patented a feature that would use the puddle lights, often referred to as ambient lighting, to showcase vehicle status messages. These lights usually light up when the doors of a ...

Up until recently, puddle lights have had the mere role of lighting up the area around the car to show potential hazards - like puddles, for example, or stuff that poodles with careless owners leave ...

The patent details a new version of the familiar puddle light - a simple technology which, as the name suggests, casts light on the ground near a vehicle’s doors to save passengers from stepping into ...

Sebastian's spare time is spent watching Formula 1, fiddling with his friends' cars (usually German money pits), and soaking up as much architectural amazement and engineering excellence as he can ...