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 ...

Ford is looking to create a puddle light that is actually functional and useful to its drivers. Typically reserved for high-end luxury cars, puddle lights are used to illuminate the car’s underbody so ...

Puddle lights are lamps built into the lower part of a vehicle’s outside mirrors that illuminate the ground underneath the front door. They’re usually activated when the driver approaches the vehicle ...