The patent filing shows Seres’ plans for an onboard toilet that slides out from the bottom of a passenger’s seat with a push or through voice-activated commands.
The loo will come with a fan and exhaust pipe to channel odours out of the car, according to the filing on China’s intellectual property administration seen by the BBC.
Waste is collected in a tank that has to be emptied manually. The toilet also features a rotating heating element that evaporates urine and dries other waste.
When not in use, the toilet is concealed beneath the seat, making full use of the space inside a car without requiring more room.
A converted/camper van, sure. A passenger car, WTF.
Maybe they did it so no one else could? When patent trolls become the true heroes.
Yeah companies patent stuff they’re not expecting to actually build all the time.
Finally, a vehicle for people with IBS and incontinence
An old RR model included a manual toilet too. It didn’t have a tank so it left waste on the road. It wasn’t popular though.
Ohh… these pictures in my head!!
They’ve got concept art in the article.
And people have been praising Chinese automakers?
Ahh yes, a vehicle design worthy of chinese new year exodus.
