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This article was published by Joe Donaldson (@Joey D) on June 26th, 2018 in the Automotive News category.
Good thing I was born in 1971. I'll the 1972 brethren deal with that one.
Do you really want the motors for your armoured vehicle to be in the wheel?
It is isn't it. Makes you wonder what you'll hear about next.Technology is amazing!
So, one shot in this wheel will disable the whole vehicle? I am not an expert, but it sounds not practical, what's the difference from the basic tires then?. Buggy with active suspension is pretty interesting, but I was much impressed when Bose invented this in mid 90-s.
Why? It has three others...So, one shot in this wheel will disable the whole vehicle?
Yes, but what's the difference from the basic tires? Apart from x100 price.I can't stop watching it change from one form to the other. It's mesmerisingly weird.
Why? It has three others...
These convert into tracks. Tracks are better for extreme terrain, particularly if it's loose like sand or exceptionally soggy. But tracks suck for road use and vehicle dynamics, so they convert into regular, rotating wheels.Yes, but what's the difference from the basic tires? Apart from x100 price.
These convert into tracks. Tracks are better for extreme terrain, particularly if it's loose like sand or exceptionally soggy. But tracks suck for road use and vehicle dynamics, so they convert into regular, rotating wheels.
Yes and with some jumping jacksDo you really want the motors for your armoured vehicle to be in the wheel?
So, one shot in this wheel will disable the whole vehicle? I am not an expert, but it sounds not practical, what's the difference from the basic tires then?. Buggy with active suspension is pretty interesting, but I was much impressed when Bose invented this in mid 90-s.
Yes and with some jumping jacks
That car just jumped without a ramp what kind of sorcery is this?
TL;DR: electric motor.
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Sometimes I wish I lived in a country that didn't feel obligated to spend mind boggling amounts of money on defense.
This image is full on sci-fi and it's a tech from the 90s simply insane.
It's crazy that modern cars with tons of electronics still use McPherson suspension as the best option, it's already 70 years old!
Because it's effective and affordable, and the technology has been refined substantially. Audi has a car that lifts one side to protect passenger in a side-impact, and pretty much any luxury or performance vehicle these days has some sort of magnetic ride control, so the general idea is working it's way into the market. Even the Ford Fusion Sport uses active suspension to reduce pothole impacts.
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They said in the video that the tech is extremely heavy and expensive, so it was really more of a tech demo than anything. Manufacturers are finding other ways to achieve similar(albeit less perfect) results without sacrificing cost or weight.
Auto-industry is fully driven by marketing teams, would the most of the major manufacturers go full-electric if Tesla wouldn't sell that good? No need to say, that Musk didn't care about marketing and just provided his own thinking because he has enough assets for it.