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The interesting part about this is the thought of what might happen if it was real. The first thing I thought of when I saw it was those rides at the carnival where you are restrained in a cage on a ferris wheel which can roll around while the wheel is moving.
It has wheels on the outside that roll independently of the body and tech like segway that's supposed to help keep it upright. However I imagine that going wrong and the people inside rolling around like in the former carnival ride! Also if your parking brakes break on a hill... x_x
These comments go with what I'm saying:
"People like this design concept but think about the physics. When you hit the brakes hard on your car (or motorcycle) momentum increases the force on the front wheel. When you hit the brakes hard on this thing the cabin will just start spinning with the wheels. No stopping on a dime!"
"But Segways are much lighter than this could ever be, and only go at about 12mph. To get something this large to stop from any decent speed would need a huge amount of torque, which if even possible to fit within the size of the car (it would need a very fast and/or heavy gyroscope) would completely ruin any idea of eco-friendliness, since it requires power to stop!"
I do think the design is kind of cute if not practical though.
It has wheels on the outside that roll independently of the body and tech like segway that's supposed to help keep it upright. However I imagine that going wrong and the people inside rolling around like in the former carnival ride! Also if your parking brakes break on a hill... x_x
These comments go with what I'm saying:
"But Segways are much lighter than this could ever be, and only go at about 12mph. To get something this large to stop from any decent speed would need a huge amount of torque, which if even possible to fit within the size of the car (it would need a very fast and/or heavy gyroscope) would completely ruin any idea of eco-friendliness, since it requires power to stop!"
I do think the design is kind of cute if not practical though.
