McLaren to take rain check on wipers

Those clever clogs in labcoats at McLaren have been busy developing windscreen that will make traditional wipers obsolete according to a report in The Sunday Times. Apparently the special screen will use high-frequency soundwaves to repel water, bugs and other debris.

Expect to see the technology on McLaren’s road cars in 2015, or thereabouts.

All very clever stuff, of course, but do the humble windscreen wipers really place such a demand on a car’s electrical systems to warrant such a measure?

[Source: The Verge]