floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoBehold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Samecleantechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up1767arrow-down158
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minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoOn the other hand, if you hit a pothole is it gonna completely fuck up your engine? I know they mentioned stress tests, but that would worry me.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·7 months agoYeah, I think they can solve those problems but I don’t want the first or second generation
minus-squareGork@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThat was my thought as well. The pinion gear linkage looks comparatively fragile with its smaller gears and levers. Smacking a deep pothole at speed would likely cause the pinion gear to smack against the wheel, which wouldn’t be good.
On the other hand, if you hit a pothole is it gonna completely fuck up your engine? I know they mentioned stress tests, but that would worry me.
Yeah, I think they can solve those problems but I don’t want the first or second generation
That was my thought as well. The pinion gear linkage looks comparatively fragile with its smaller gears and levers. Smacking a deep pothole at speed would likely cause the pinion gear to smack against the wheel, which wouldn’t be good.