By Loz Blain February 16, 2023 General Motors has patented a method for building self-cleaning, self-sterilising touch screens that could put an end to smudgy fingerprints Cadillac View 2 Images ...

On Feb. 14, the company filed a patent for a self-cleaning touch screen that erases fingerprints regularly, eliminating the need for drivers to wipe down their displays manually.

Gadgets GM Invents Self-Cleaning Touchscreen Displays That Make Fingerprints Disappear Touchscreens in cars aren't going away, but having to endlessly clean them could soon be a thing of the past.

We've covered various schemes to sanitize vehicle interiors by flooding them with ozone or ultraviolet light, but on Valentine's Day, GM was awarded Patent No. US 11,579,340 B2, for a self ...

This new GM patent filing unearthed by Auto Evolution features a new self-cleaning touchscreen that can remove greasy fingerprints on its own, whenever the driver chooses. How it works is ingenious.