Chinese carmaker Seres patents voice-controlled "in-vehicle toilet"

2026-04-18 13:37 UTC

The patent filing shows Seres’ plans for an onboard toilet that slides out from the bottom of a passenger’s seat with a push or through voice-activated commands. The loo will come with a fan and exhaust pipe to channel odours out of the car, according to the filing on China’s intellectual property administration seen by the BBC. Waste is collected in a tank that has to be emptied manually. The toilet also features a rotating heating element that evaporates urine and dries other waste. When not in use, the toilet is concealed beneath the seat, making full use of the space inside a car without requiring more room.

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@the_citizen@lemmy.world 2026-04-19 00:49

An old RR model included a manual toilet too. It didn't have a tank so it left waste on the road. It wasn't popular though.

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@RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-18 13:44

A converted/camper van, sure. A passenger car, WTF.

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@credo@lemmy.world 2026-04-18 14:34

Maybe they did it so no one else could? When patent trolls become the true heroes.

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@finalarbiter@piefed.social 2026-04-18 17:01

Finally, a vehicle for people with IBS and incontinence

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@MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2026-04-18 16:16

Uhm, excuse me, what is this Panzer? Btw, i've once read a sci-fi dystopia story, where the few humans left all live naked in some vehicle filled with a hydro- and oilophobic smart, uh, slime? Gum? that can freely deform. You piss, the urine gets directed to a opening. You want to procreate, sperm from a matching partner gets exchanged via their vehicle. Stuff like that. Guess they have this as their vision of the future?

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@Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 2026-04-18 15:38

Ohh... these pictures in my head!!

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@Domino@quokk.au 2026-04-18 20:43

And people have been praising Chinese automakers?

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@MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2026-04-18 20:14

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@psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2026-04-18 14:40

Ahh yes, a vehicle design worthy of chinese new year exodus.

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