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Maybe I can't tell from the video, or maybe they're not working on this yet... But what about the steering wheels? Surely the driveshaft will have to have a joi
by olyjohn 3y ago
Maybe I can't tell from the video, or maybe they're not working on this yet... But what about the steering wheels? Surely the driveshaft will have to have a joint on it on the front wheels in order for the front wheels to turn? Also this doesn't look like it would deal with camber changes which are needed to keep your tires flat on the road when cornering...
- toss1 3y agoI also notice that unsprung weight was not mentioned. The "Uniwheel" clearly has advantages over CV joints, but it also looks like a significant increase in unsprung weight. They also gloss over "splitting the motor". It looks like 4 individual wheel motors, which would indeed be optimal for the torque vectoring that they mention. Still, looks like a very cool development. I hope it works out to be a real advance
- bluGill 3y agoIt is a compromise - maybe slightly more unsprung weight vs a CV joint, but less than a hub motor.
- lttlrck 3y agoRight, it seems like this will only work on non-steering solid axles, not with independent suspension.
- CodeWriter23 3y agoThe front wheels still have a CV joint to facilitate steering. See 4:17 in the video.
- ChumpGPT 3y agoThis will work and you will still be able to steer.