Taycan v. WTF is this thing anyway?

[Tsingtao]

It is of course the Chinese HiPhi Z, yet another EV that boasts speedy 0-60 times, lots of "futuristic" tech, and design language borrowed from the Pontiac Prozac/Aztek team. The most noteworthy aspect of this car is that it comes (no pun intended) with a little robotic arm to interact with the driver/passengers. Knowing the Chinese as I do, I would not be at all surprised to learn that the purpose of the robotic arm is to "pleasure" the driver.

Here is a quote from the HiPhi company (you really can't make this sh** up) :

In addition to harnessing a combination of lighting, touch, sound, and fragrance, to create an immersive and comforting environment, HiPhi Bot is able to interact with passengers. It comes equipped with the world’s only vehicle-grade, 4-degrees of freedom (DOF), 8-direction infinitely adjustable, high-speed motion robotic arm which can move back and forth in place in less than a second and features control accuracy of up to 0.001mm, being able to perform a variety of delicate movements with barely a noise.​

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[02bluesuperroo]

Less than a second you say?

 

[WuffvonTrips]

I'd be most gratified if it can open the centre console lid.

 

[BigBob]

Am i allowed to think it looks cool?

 

[feye]

Am i allowed to think it looks cool?

Probably hired a German car designer from VW, who wasn't quite happy with the ID repeat rinse and polish strategy?

 

[Schn3ll]

Next time I’m in Shanghai for work (whenever that might be) I’ll see if I can find a showroom, for ya know “research purposes”.

Edit: hopes are dashed… the robotic arm is connected to the AI assistant video screen. This is used to face passengers during interaction.

 

[Leawood CT]

Am i allowed to think it looks cool?

No.

 

[avdb]

Looks great

 

[DCYL725]

How to activate the positron blaster cannon?

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