Ford is getting ready to perform tank turns with its novel patent application

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Would it matter that Rivian and Toyota did it before?

won’t be the only companies that make vehicles with the ability to perform tank turns.

In the patent application called"Methods and apparatus to perform a tank turn," engineers at Ford describe clockwise, and counterclockwise tank turns using a vehicle with two electric motors. Ford’s patent application for F-150’s tank turn ability describes; “Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to perform a tank turn.

Toyota’s patent describes lateral , oblique travel , and on-the-spot rotation. The manufacturer’s application says that the “smooth and safe operation of vehicles is realized by vehicles and pedestrians moving in a coordinating manner, which is premised on the assumption that the movement of each vehicle and pedestrian is predictable.”

We still haven’t seen any mass-produced vehicles that are able to perform tank turns, but it would be both cool and practical to drive a vehicle that can.Stay ahead with the latest science, technology and innovation news, for free:

 

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