OUTPUTTING AIR USING COMBINATION OF AIR AND SPRAY NOZZLES ON WIPERS TO PREVENT WINDSHIELD WIPER RUNOFF AND CLEAR RAIN

Systems and methods are provided for operating a windshield wiper comprising a one or more nozzles for outputting a gas. Examples include a windshield wiper system that comprises a wiper blade, a windshield wiper arm configured to couple to the wiper blade at a distal end and couple to a vehicle at a proximal end, one or more nozzles disposed at the distal end of the windshield wiper arm, and a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more nozzles. The processor is configured to control the one or more nozzles to selectively output a gas based a position of the wiper blade on a windshield.