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The concept looks interesting, but I wonder what will happen when a car or trailer with these drives a road with snow / and or grit? The open structure looks p
by StefanHamminga 5y ago
The concept looks interesting, but I wonder what will happen when a car or trailer with these drives a road with snow / and or grit?
The open structure looks perfect for launching anything that will go into the slots into other traffic.
- FuriouslyAdrift 5y agoThere's a video on how it performs in snow. https://michelinmedia.com/site/user/files/44/MNA342_Uptis_Snow_Clip-proxy_2.mp4 https://michelinmedia.com/site/user/files/44/MNA342_Uptis_Sn...
- troglonoid 5y agoI don’t think this video shows how it performs in snow if we consider usage beyond a parking maneuver.
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- HeyLaughingBoy 5y agoYes, but that's a known issue that has nothing to do with it being airless. Back when I used to go off-roading a lot it was common behavior to leave a lot of space between you and the truck ahead when you got back onto a paved road. The open tread pattern of offroad tires picks up lots of small rocks and sends them flying back at highway speed. Not good for the windshield on the following vehicle. I live on a gravel road now. You learn not to follow other vehicles too closely!