In the future, you may no longer need to say, “I told you to go to the bathroom before we left!” Because, you could just drop your pants at your seat, and go. (???)
A Chinese car company filed a patent for an “in-vehicle toilet.” And this is NOT the type of bathroom you might see in larger vehicles like buses or camper vans. It’s a toilet BUILT INTO THE PASSENGER SEATS of a car or SUV.
No vehicles are being built with it (yet), but in the drawings, it seems like it slides out from under your seat like a drawer. You do it, and then slide it back, to be emptied later. It’s kind of like a souped-up version of a kids’ training potty.
But UNLIKE a kids’ potty, this one stores waste in a tank with a rotating heating element which can “evaporate” pee and “dry” poo. There’s also an “exhaust fan” included to “take care of odors.” It’s a little vague how that works exactly.
Oh, and this toilet is also “voice-activated.” (???)
We assume this is to help kids with the system from your seat, not to provide everyone with a play-by-play.
Again: This is only for passengers, so you don’t need to worry about people sitting on the toilet WHILE driving.
(Here’s a video of this nonsense. If you take a moment to imagine a bathroom break using a toilet like this, during a family road-trip or while carpooling to work, a LOT of questions come up. And there aren’t many answers that make this seem less absurd.)
