In-hub drive solution empowers the last-mile autonomous driving for many different applications:
The chassis becomes lighter and leaner because no central mounted driveline is needed any longer. This leads to more usable space and higher efficiency of the autonomous driving vehicle. The in-hub drive makes it easy to implement a modular design that covers different vehicle variants and user scenarios for indoor or outdoor applications. In addition, maneuverability and drive stability will be improved by independent wheel control.
In-hub drive fits perfectly with autonomous driving vehicles and opens up possibilities to integrate all-by-wire functionality including steering and braking.
ah! just one good pot-hole and suddenly the car no longer has drive-capability.
the ‘electric’ future, ladies and gentlemen
TECHNICAL: the bearing design and airgap of an electric motor is very precise.
that ‘air gap’ between the stator and the rotor is measured in fractions of a millimeter.
and the stamped steel plates that hold the magnets in the rotor, are bonded with an adhesive.
this will not end well for the EV-world.