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Racing car of the future

08.12.2015

Formula 1 cars are often used to test new technologies that may in the future migrate to conventional cars. And where will the technology of the future for the racing cars themselves come from? This question was answered by McLaren, which recently showed the MP4-X Formula One concept car.

In collaboration with their racing partners, Honda, McLaren engineers came up with a number of ideas that they believe meet the requirements for the cars of the future. For example, given the general trend towards "electrification", including racing cars, recharging in a promising car will be carried out using the mutual induction of conductors in the car and on the track itself. A fundamentally new approach to the layout is also proposed, in which technological components are "packed" into structural elements - say, "thin" batteries are located in a protective frame, and solar panels are installed in the case for additional recharging and energy storage near the place of its use.

Another look into the future is the use of a protective cap in the future car. Formula 1 purists, of course, will not like this idea. However, all trends in the development of the organization, as well as accidents with serious consequences, indicate that the safety of drivers will become the most serious requirement, that is, a cap is indispensable.

But the most important difference of the future car is that it will not have a steering wheel and pedals. McLaren has partnered with international pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to sponsor research into neuropathology, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The company hopes that the results of the research will help create a system that will allow you to drive a car using electrical brain impulses and gestures.

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