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Re:Nissan's ‘Self-Cleaning’ Car Prototype [video] by Qworg on Monday April 28, 2014 @10:59AM (#7660338)
Even better, they didn't actually develop anything.

Ultra Ever Dry (http://dry.technology/index.html) has been around for a while now. It is pretty remarkable.

The only downside is that it needs to be reapplied (and it cannot be used on windows). It wears off at a rate depending on how much abuse it takes - anything rubbing on it will hasten its decline.

EDIT: To dvcc's point below, this sounds very negative.

It is actually positive - earned media, essentially for free. Amazing job by Nissan marketers.

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Re:Nissan's ‘Self-Cleaning’ Car Prototype [video] by toomuchtodo on Monday April 28, 2014 @11:04AM (#7660377)
> The only downside is that it needs to be reapplied (and it cannot be used on windows).

Reapply ever 5000 miles when you rotate the tires, and use RainX on the windows.

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Re:Nissan's ‘Self-Cleaning’ Car Prototype [video] by dvcc on Monday April 28, 2014 @11:03AM (#7660366)
On the latter point, so its not exactly great for a car. A good idea for an advertisement, but not such a practical one.
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