Windshield Without Wiper Powered By Nanotech

New idea of Fioravanti for its twentieth year of operation, the company founded by the famous designer who for years has made the history of Pininfarina (almost all his most beautiful Ferrari) has just proposed the first car without wipers. A prototype baptized Hidra that thanks to the use of nanotechnology in a special aerodynamic study can keep clean the windscreen, while not having any brush.

Everything stems from a special glass that thanks to four sophisticated surface treatments change the characteristics of glass at the molecular level. The first (in contact with the outdoor air) is based on titanium dioxide: filters the sun but, above all, gives the windscreen a strong hydrophobic effect. The second layer of glass is actually made up of microscopic dust pushing dirt on the sides of the glass, in turn activated by sensors placed in the third layer forming clean the windshield as needed (quantity of water or dirt for disposal). And 'Unbelievable as it is a conductor of electricity, needed to power the operation of this complicated windscreen.


Tanta wonder, according to Fioravanti, could be produced in series between 5 years, but now it works. It was installed on Hidra, a concept car multifunctional ie MPC (Multi Purpose Coupè), a 5-door, 4 seats, based on a body already imagined to deliver great results with regard to dynamic vehicle passive safety, flexibility.

For the history of this is a turning point in 100 years to clean the windscreen, from the first utility to modern supercar, has always resorted to the old, expensive, brush the wipers. Oggi, grazie alla Fioravanti, destinata ad andare definitivamente in pensione. Today, thanks to Fioravanti, intended to move permanently retired.

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