1990: Soon all cars will have ultrasonic windshield wipers Still waiting on that. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/10/business/patents-ultrason... https://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/17/mclaren-ultrasonic-winds...
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Tesla has applied for a patent for a new electromagnetic windshield-wiper system
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Re: Tesla has applied for a patent for a new electromagnetic windshield-wiper system
#142Tesla mentions that the mechanical components of the traditional wiper blade create a lot of friction, which requires more power to the motor that moves the arm back and forth. I thought it was the friction of the wipers themselves on the glass that takes the most power... In any case, some research reveals that typical wiper motors are <50W, which even if that was reduced to 0, would be an insignificant fraction of…
Definitely. In my opinion, it is a marketing strategic movement to show the innovation levels of Tesla company, but for sure, this new system is not going to change the world as we know.