ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,435, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to AUDI AG (Ingolstadt, Germany).

"Motor vehicle" was invented by Rachid Khlifi (Garching, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle having at least one rear-view mirror provided for use by the driver and having a reflecting mirror surface formed by a mirror material, in particular an interior mirror and/or an exterior mirror, and/or at least one passenger compartment window, in particular a windshield and/or a rear window and/or at least one side window, comprising a window material, in particular glass; the at least one rear-view mirror and/or the at least one passenger compartment wi...