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DFibRL8R
Active Member
Saw this tech advertised recently which seems like a nice solution to the pothole problem:
Ford's Fusion V6 Sport Can Skip Over Potholes
Ford's Fusion V6 Sport Can Skip Over Potholes
Councils should take responsibilities of damage caused to cars because of poor road mantainence as we pay them soo soo much. Also that pot hole doesn't look too bad in the photo so I also believe Tesla should have some sort of responsibility for repair. Does make you wounder are the parts involved very close to the limit of the weight of the car. Hmmm got me thinking
HankLloydRight
No Roads
I found this video talking about the secret BOSE system that actively jumps over obstacles. Pretty cool, but I wonder why it never made it into production? Sounds like something Tesla would do.
Was it true that the BOSE suspension would only work on that one road?
Here's an initial article on it:
A Surprising New Active Suspension - Column
and an update:
http://jalopnik.com/we-finally-know-why-boses-magical-hopping-suspension-ne-1757422095
This was going to be an awesome road trip note, but unfortunately instead it's a tale of caution. On mile ~800 of the trip, we followed the GPS directions to get off the highway to skip some traffic. Unfortunately the expected on ramp was closed, so we ended up on a poorly maintained stretch of feeder road just outside Vidor.
Right after the forced U-Turn so we didn't end up in the Neches river, I avoided a pothole only to hit another... And this one was bad. So bad, in fact, that we became one of three cars with our hazards on right after it due to damage to the cars. I thought I had popped a tire, but when I got out, it was much worse. My rear passenger tire is now at such a strong camber that it is rubbing the wheel well.
We have now been stranded for 2 hours while a tow truck drives in from Houston to pick us up and take us to the Tesla authorized repair shop.
Wish us luck
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It seems very odd hitting a pothole at only that speed would do and damage beyond the tire and wheel.
Failure of the control arm and shock tower seems more than you'd expect.
Hope your insurance company paid for it all.
EVie'sDad
Member
Not for on ramps/off ramps or freeways, that is the in the perview of CalTrans, and good luck getting them to pony up the reimbursement. Fortunately for me, the pothole hit in Los Gatos offramp wasn't severe enough to damage the vehicle. The city was kind enough to forward the report on to CalTrans, but I have not read anything stating it was fixed and have not repeated getting off at that exit again since.
Hopefully, with 8.0, Radar will detect upcoming potholes and possibly navigate to avoid them or reduce speed to lessen the impact to vehicle. We will have to wait and see, although I have one minor pothole I pass everyday so I should be able to confirm or disclaim this theory on my own.
MobilEye has a new pothole detection system but that won't happen since they dumped Tesla. 8.0 won't detect potholes.
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