Future cars, without engines, without Transmission

Concept car for the future made ​​by Michael Vetter as the owner of a car plant in Florida, USA is named after the car Extra Terrestrial Vehicle (ETV) platform using the Chevrolet Cobalt.

The research field of automotive technology are always looking for ways to make cars more effective , environmentally friendly , and better . Not only in terms of energy consumption , spare parts , wheels , up to collaboration with other gadgets .

Junmin Wang , assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Vehicle Systems and Control Laboratory at Ohio State , integrate other areas of automotive technology . He managed to find the car of the future : no engine and no transmission gear . Each rim has a battery as the motor itself , eliminating the need for the machine . There are only three components of the steering wheel , steering wheel , gas pedal and brake .

This car also has a computer chip that regulates complex algorithms to synchronize the working wheel and make sure the car runs smoothly . This chip receives a signal from the driver , via the steering wheel and pedals . Then calculate the desired speed , or move the vehicle , based on mathematical models .

These chips are also in charge of analyzing the data the car up to 100 times per second . These chips can tell each wheel as needed to exert power . "The Chip" can set , where the wheel to be braked , which should be encouraged , " said Wang , Monday, November 18, 2013 . " The car that runs on mathematical calculation , so it is better than a conventional car . " With the absence of the engine , the car 's weight could be lighter . Half of the weight of the car is generally around 800 pounds .

This is not the first car that uses independent motors in each wheel . Five years ago , tire manufacturers Michelin developed a system called active wheel , which successfully removes the engine and exhaust . Wang system promises a more efficient vehicle .

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