Google Driverless Cars will be Wireless charged as well

#5229384

rl66

2016-02-08 10:18

... but what an ugly vehicle...

#5229412

Fox2232

2016-02-08 11:49

200kW, we know only one efficient method of wireless power transmission, which is relatively safe for organic life forms. It is magnetism. I can't see anyone sane to install such device in floor of their garage. I can see kids and their bikes smashed all over place with wrenches, screws/nuts, ... Or is google in middle of some revolutionary discovery?

#5229417

Extraordinary

2016-02-08 11:59

Until someone works out how to tap into the wireless power, and use it for their homes

#5229421

kanej2007

2016-02-08 12:16

Looks like a freaking spastic box car designed and made by a retard! I'm not at all in anyway insulting disabled/people with special needs, just stating the car designer needs to get his head checked...

#5229422

Fyew-jit-tiv

2016-02-08 12:23

See I'm thinking people at google are watching too many movies. Personally I think driverless cars for now should stay in movies as I cant see robots mixing with us mortal drivers on public roads. So looking forward to the first insurance claim against google its going to be very interesting to say the least.

#5229485

FerCam™

2016-02-08 15:13

"Both companies’ systems transfer power from a transmitter embedded in the ground to a receiver on the underside of an electric vehicle, using a principle called resonant magnetic induction. In this process, an alternating current passing through a tuned electrical circuit creates an oscillating magnetic field. That field then induces another alternating current in a second, nearby circuit tuned to the same resonant frequency." This is how a transformer/converter works, just with a higher frequency, different wave form/modulation, and no core. Now this and 5G at 28GHz, we will be getting a nice EMI shower in the future...

#5229490

Li4m79

2016-02-08 15:31

http://blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2010/02/totalrecallcars_14_1000.jpg

#5229616

scoter man1

2016-02-08 20:28

Now instead of burning petroleum, you can burn coal somewhere else. Best of luck during a power outage. Tech and automation is cool and all. But over reliance on it worries me.

I feel like you're one of the only ones that acknowledges that it's just burning coal elsewhere. So many (smart) people have their heads up their butt and honestly believe their cars are "zero emission". There isn't much of anything that angers me like that does, lol.

#5229646

Fox2232

2016-02-08 21:30

Looks like a freaking spastic box car designed and made by a retard! I'm not at all in anyway insulting disabled/people with special needs, just stating the car designer needs to get his head checked...

Well, if they are using strong electromagnetic field to deliver 200kW of energy, they probably have car made of anything what would not get crushed/bent/heated up to burn in matter of seconds. So it may be made from composite materials like glassfibre. And as FerCam™ mentioned, people may get free MRI scans.

#5229653

airbud7

2016-02-08 21:49

Now instead of burning petroleum, you can burn coal somewhere else. Best of luck during a power outage. Tech and automation is cool and all. But over reliance on it worries me.

you no have nuclear power in singapore? :3eyes:

#5229679

scoter man1

2016-02-08 23:01

you no have nuclear power in singapore? :3eyes:

At least here in the US, they basically refuse to build them after fukushima. I'd give electric cars credit if we got the majority of our power from nuke, but it's just not the case. 80+% in the US is coal, next biggest being Natural gas which still isn't wonderful, but much better than coal. Until some large percent of our electricity is nuke, you're honestly "greener" by running an economical car on natural gas. Way greener.

#5229724

airbud7

2016-02-09 01:02

At least here in the US, they basically refuse to build them after fukushima.

???...Vogtle units 3 and 4 ...Virgil C. Summer Units 2 and 3 ...Watts Bar Unit 2 and 11 more.

#5229730

Clouseau

2016-02-09 01:23

Do not forget that Volvo's goal is to have all their new vehicles accident free by 2020. So robotic cars will be on the road with us mere mortals.

...I can't see anyone sane to install such device in floor of their garage...

Unfortunately I can see "sane" people installing this. Microwave Ovens mess with pacemakers and are not the healthiest way to cook. Microwave ovens are in almost every fast food joint as well. Would appear that sanity is on back order or was discontinued. If there is a profit to be made...there will be a way.

#5229757

scoter man1

2016-02-09 03:22

???...Vogtle units 3 and 4 ...Virgil C. Summer Units 2 and 3 ...Watts Bar Unit 2 and 11 more.

Ah Watts Bar Unit 2, just looked it up. Yeah looks like that's the first one that's been opened in the last 20 years. 1 ain't even gonna make a dent. Check back with me in 20 years and lets see if we have something other than lithium ion batteries, and a ton more nukes. Until then, nah.

#5229765

HeavyHemi

2016-02-09 04:02

At least here in the US, they basically refuse to build them after fukushima. I'd give electric cars credit if we got the majority of our power from nuke, but it's just not the case. 80+% in the US is coal, next biggest being Natural gas which still isn't wonderful, but much better than coal. Until some large percent of our electricity is nuke, you're honestly "greener" by running an economical car on natural gas. Way greener.

Nah it's not quite that bad. Coal is declining and NG is increasing. We need more nuke and renewable. From the EIA: Coal = 39% Natural gas = 27% Nuclear = 19% Hydropower = 6% Other renewables = 7% Biomass = 1.7% Geothermal = 0.4% Solar = 0.4% Wind = 4.4% Petroleum = 1% Other gases < 1% https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3

#5229949

The Laughing Ma

2016-02-09 16:11

Well, if they are using strong electromagnetic field to deliver 200kW of energy, they probably have car made of anything what would not get crushed/bent/heated up to burn in matter of seconds. So it may be made from composite materials like glassfibre.

Only issue is that doesn't explain why the car is so god damn ugly. Besides hasn't that design been in use for quite a while now? Long before wireless charging it was a thing? I suspect that if it is made of composites and fibreglass it has less to do with the fact that they don't want it to melt, burn, heat up when a magnetic field is applied to it and is more to do with the fact that at the end of the day it is a sh*tty little electric car and the lighter it is the further it's powered by 'fairy dust and wishes' electric motor can take it.

We need more nuke and renewable.

More nukes and more predictable renewable sources, renewables are fine but you need conventional stuff on stand by to take over when the renewables stop 'renewing'.

Do not forget that Volvo's goal is to have all their new vehicles accident free by 2020. So robotic cars will be on the road with us mere mortals.

So Volvo will be removing all their engines from their cars come the end of 2019?

#5230153

Clouseau

2016-02-10 02:13

Think that is the only way the cars will not be in any accidents or there will be no moving parts.