The patent filing shows Seres' plans for an onboard toilet that slides out from the bottom of a passenger's seat with a push or through voice-activated commands.

The loo will come with a fan and exhaust pipe to channel odours out of the car, according to the filing on China's intellectual property administration seen by the BBC.

Waste is collected in a tank that has to be emptied manually. The toilet also features a rotating heating element that evaporates urine and dries other waste.

When not in use, the toilet is concealed beneath the seat, making full use of the space inside a car without requiring more room.

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[–] 18 points 6 months ago*

A converted/camper van, sure. A passenger car, WTF.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Maybe they did it so no one else could? When patent trolls become the true heroes.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    Finally, a vehicle for people with IBS and incontinence

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    Uhm, excuse me, what is this Panzer?

    Btw, i've once read a sci-fi dystopia story, where the few humans left all live naked in some vehicle filled with a hydro- and oilophobic smart, uh, slime? Gum? that can freely deform. You piss, the urine gets directed to a opening. You want to procreate, sperm from a matching partner gets exchanged via their vehicle. Stuff like that.

    Guess they have this as their vision of the future?

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    An old RR model included a manual toilet too. It didn't have a tank so it left waste on the road. It wasn't popular though.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Ahh yes, a vehicle design worthy of chinese new year exodus.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    And people have been praising Chinese automakers?

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    [–] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (11 children)

    Even the stupidest novelties sometimes have the seeds of brilliance.

    What starts with in-vehicle toilet may very well lead to the hottest high profit margin and must have accessory: Take a fresh in-car shit, then launch it at the driver who just wronged you.

    "Keep your road rage off the streets and in the seats! "

    The engineers dubbed it "Project Battleshits" but most of us doubt that will pass through marketing.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    How pissed would I have to be to launch my shit at their car?

    Like honestly that's truly an awful, terrible thing to do to anyone (imo), and quite possibly a biohazard.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Novelty? Or necessity for the future when people are living out of their vehicles.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I mean I guess a toilet makes sense but a voice controlled one? Yea I don't know about that...

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    In battleshits, it's so you can keep your hands on the wheel and voice control the AI assisted turret cannon.

    You: "Weapons, lock on to that red honda civic that just cut us off."

    AI: "Please confirm license ABC123"

    You: "Confirmed"

    AI: "Target Confirmed. Please select ammunition - Wet and Sloppy, High Density Penetrator, or Burnt and Crispy"

    You: "Recommendations?"

    AI: "The Civic's front passenger window is open. Wet or burnt seem appropriate, however at this rate of speed wet and sloppy has a low probability of penetrating the cabin due to wind shear stress. Recommendation: burnt and cripsy."

    You "Confirm burnt."

    AI: "Firing Solution not yet possible. Please close the gap and avoid intermediate collateral objects.

    You: *Drives with passion and skill closing the gap. "Weapons! Where's my firing solution?".

    AI: "Target lock in 3...2...1...Lock" *Tone signals the duration of lock.

    You: "Fire!"

    AI: "Direct hit Sir! The burnt and crispy entered through the open passenger window and shattered on the front winshield. As a frangible ammunition the entire round was contained by the passenger cabin."

    You: "Enemy damage assessment?"

    AI: "Unconfirmed estimates indicate the driver and all passengers are covered in fine particles of crispy burnt shit. The smell is likely unbearable resulting in the rapid deceleration you just observed. Total damage costs - 2 lost lunches, 2 loads of laundry and a level 5 car detailing required with a 5% chance of never getting the smell out due to ultra fine particles entering the ventilation system."

    You: "Excellent. People like this rarely learn their lessons the first time. Prepare to turn about and make a low speed anti-personel pass to pick off any stragglers. Ammunition - Wet and Sloppy. Fire on my mark."

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    [–] 2 points 6 months ago*

    https://youtu.be/FTA0vKhUQXk Saul Goodman already has a patent for it.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    "Car! Drive in such a way, I shit myself!"

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