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Comment on Nissan's ‘Self-Cleaning’ Car Prototype [video]

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I like it a lot - but I don't think it'll ever make car washes completely obsolete. There are quite a few places that can still get dirty, e.g. tires, rims, wheel arches, lights, grilles, windshield wipers, mirrors, and ofcourse not to forget the big elephant in the room; the interior.

If this really catches on and becomes commonplace in most cars, I think this in the end will complement the car wash industry just fine.

The hydrophobic/oleophobic coating bay could be another option at the car wash.

That's a great idea.

And as someone else pointed out - most likely it'll have a limited lifetime. There you go, repeat customers.

Unfortunately it's pretty cloudy even when you apply it right. If not for that, it would be great for windshields and helmet visors etc.

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