Long road trips and overnight camping stays can put a strain on the ability to hold it in until the next rest stop. To address this issue, Chinese automaker Seres addresses exactly that situation with its newly approved patent for a toilet integrated into vehicle seats
Passengers can, of course, pull the compact toilet unit out from behind the seat via a little rail system; all they have to do is slide it forward, and it is in position with the push of a button or a simple voice command; use it, and no one has to leave the car. When you’re finished, simply put everything back beneath the seat, where it will remain hidden from sight. There’s a fan and exhaust system to keep the air in the car fresh and odor-free by simply blowing it outdoors. The garbage eventually ends up in a tank located directly below. They’ve installed a small revolving heating element within the tank to dry out any liquid, which is a pretty amazing idea. When your vacation is over, you can simply empty the tank manually.
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They discovered that by utilizing the space beneath the seats, they could fit it in comfortably, which is especially useful for electric vehicles because batteries take up so much floor room. With all the rivalry in China to make your automobile as nice as possible (heated massage seats and all those large entertainment screens) Seres had other priorities; not that they hadn’t considered the really cool features, but at this point, they just decided to worry about people’s sanitary needs over a long travel. It remains to be seen whether this patent will be used in production cars, but it does provide a solid indicator of how far car developers will go to make every drive more comfortable.
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