Legendary Bose Magic Carpet Suspension Is Finally Going Global
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- A video of a Lexus LS400 with Bose's electromechanical proactive suspension amazed the world over 20 years ago.
- The suspension allowed the car to hop over curbs, avoid potholes, corner flat, and stay level on rough roads.
- Bose abandoned the project in 2004 due to impracticality for mass production, but the demo videos remained popular online.
- ClearMotion, an American company, now owns and has further developed the suspension technology.
- The proactive suspension debuted in a production car, the Nio ET9, in China last month.
- ClearMotion has a deal to install the suspension in 3 million Nio cars and is in talks with Porsche and other European automakers.
- The technology has evolved from Bose's original linear electric motors to active valve dampers with magnetic fluid.
- Porsche will use ClearMotion's tech and introduce RoadMotion, a proactive chassis control software that scans and adapts to road surfaces.
- The suspension's breakthrough marks a shift from concept to real-world application in modern vehicles.