In the late 20th century, rain-sensing windscreen wipers appeared on various models, one of the first being Nissan's 200SX/Silvia. As of early 2006, rain-sensing wipers are optional or standard on all Cadillacs and most Volkswagen, and are available on many other main-stream manufacturers.

most common geometry, found on vast majority of vehicles

Mercedes-Benz W114, W168, W169; VW Sharan, Honda Civic, some minivans, some school buses

SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon Mk2

VAZ-1111 Oka

With cantilevers to reach into corners of screen: Subaru XT, Mercedes-Benz W124, W201, W202, W210

Buses, some school buses, Mercedes-Benz O305

MAN, Toyota FJ Cruiser, Jaguar E-type, MGB

obsolete, found on some older firetrucks