Tow ropes are handy tools for getting vehicles unstuck while off-roading, but Toyota may have found a way to improve them. In a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark ...

Ford is looking to make it a little easier for drivers to secure cargo to a vehicle's roof. In a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on March 12 (and ...

The system works by attaching a retractable rope to a drone, which could be summoned using a smart phone. A person's location would be sent to the drone from their phone, and a rope would be lowered ...