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Chinese Carmaker Seres Patents Voice-Controlled "in-Vehicle Toilet"
The patent covers a seat-mounted commode with voice control, odor ventilation and waste-drying features as Chinese EV makers seek new ways to stand out.
- Chongqing-Based automaker Seres recently won a patent for a voice-activated 'in-vehicle toilet' that slides from under a passenger's seat. Patent number CN224104011U was officially authorized earlier this month.
- Intense competition in China's saturated electric vehicle market has forced companies to add unconventional features like massage seats and karaoke systems to differentiate their models amid a costly price war.
- Voice commands deploy the toilet while a fan and exhaust pipe channel odors away; a rotating heating element evaporates urine to dry waste stored in a manually emptied tank.
- A 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Limousine recently featured a gold-plated toilet converted into a champagne cooler; competitor Polestone offers portable folding seats, though in-vehicle toilets remain rare.
- Seres has not announced plans to produce the toilet, though the company distributes vehicles across China, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, leaving production status uncertain.
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