The days of rubber wipers could be numbered
Tesla's next innovation could be laser windshield wipers. Picture: GETTY IMAGES
Now clearing the windshield might become hi-tech too, using laser beams to clear away rain and splattered insects. Tesla has patented a windscreen cleaning system that “includes a beam optics assembly that emits a laser beam to irradiate a region on a glass article of the vehicle ... and removes the debris accumulated over the region on the glass article using the laser beam".
To prevent damaging the eyes of vehicle occupants, the patent specifies that the laser beam won’t be powerful enough to penetrate the thickness of the glass.
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