You run into more rain when you drive faster, why doesn't wiper speed modulate based on vehicle speed it seems like it would be a significant improvement on windshield wiper tech.

  • Coolkidbozzy [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    it would be pretty wild if it was just drizzling but it was going at max speed

    what would make sense to me is a moisture sensor to make it go faster if there was more moisture per second

    • red_stapler [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      That tech exists on some cars, but they use a photocell rather than a moisture sensor.

        • furryanarchy [comrade/them,they/them]
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          3 years ago

          Yeah, older bmws use an infrared light and sensor that detects the water on the windshield and adjusts the wipers till it's perfect.

          • gaycomputeruser [she/her]
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            3 years ago

            Yeah this seems like a really simple solution that basically costs nothing. A feature I'd actually pay for.

    • gaycomputeruser [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      I was kinda figuring you'd set the "power" setting to how rainy it was and then it would modulate wiper speed based on that.