I wasn't aware that Google was working on a car but I doubt it will benefit directly from this project. Thermal solar is generally only used on very large scal

I wasn't aware that Google was working on a car but I doubt it will benefit directly from this project. Thermal solar is generally only used on very large scale projects as you need a surface area sufficient to heat a working fluid well over 100 degC. A car roof just isn't going to work.