alt Hacker NewsBYD has had active suspension in their Yangwang U9 supercar for two years now. It's over the top.[1] It can sense and jump potholes. Drive with one wheel missing. Dance to music. Do tank turns. There's even a LIDAR watching the road surface for bumps.
That's not just adjustable damping; that's a fully powered suspension.
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While cool as a shower thought, in reality, having a 1200HP car jump and go airborne while you're swerving to avoid a pothole is just about the last thing you want it to be doing. Traction control is pretty good these days, but not that good that you want to lose all traction at 120km/h (75mph, the speed shown in the video).
The Bose Magic Carpet was the original version of all of these powered suspension cars 20 years ago.
> It can sense and jump potholes.
The Bose system’s most famous demo was sensing and jumping over speed bumps.
> That's not just adjustable damping; that's a fully powered suspension.
Right, but it appears the company who bought the Bose Magic Carpet portfolio isn’t doing what the original demo did 20 years ago, they’re just using the name.
Obligatory wheelsboy review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASIUyfK6K4U
And Porsche has its Active Ride[1] tech, already implemented in Panamera and Taycan.
Yet, for some reason they, supposedly, want to use the so-called Bose tech too.
[1] https://youtu.be/BohF6I3_QZ4