Electrochromatic glass

[66tim99]

Amazing glass on the McClaren Speedtail. Each panel in the roof can be dimmed, and the top of the windscreen as a sun visor.
Be great in a Cali, best of both worlds, choose your tint in each window (or all at once) for views or for privacy?

 

[andyinluton]

Mercedes have been using it on cars since at least 2010 may be earlier. My SLC had it on the glass panel in the folding hardtop. Mercedes called it magic sky control.

We also use it at work on high end residential projects, saves having to put in blinds / curtains etc. It is expensive!

 

[66tim99]

Mercedes have been using it on cars since at least 2010 may be earlier. My SLC had it on the glass panel in the folding hardtop. Mercedes called it magic sky control.

We also use it at work on high end residential projects, saves having to put in blinds / curtains etc. It is expensive!

And heavy?
I saw it years ago too on a riverside penthouse in Vauxhall. Assumed for some reason it’d be too heavy on a car

 

[ArunAlec]

Mercedes have been using it on cars since at least 2010 may be earlier. My SLC had it on the glass panel in the folding hardtop. Mercedes called it magic sky control.

We also use it at work on high end residential projects, saves having to put in blinds / curtains etc. It is expensive!

Some friends have it as an internal window between their gallery bedroom and the dining area below…. Clever stuff!

 

[andyinluton]

It doesn't add a lot of weight overall. In simple terms its a bit like the old LCD calculator display, pass a current through it & it turns black, turn current off & it goes clear again. The real clever bit is getting it to fade between black & clear.

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Amazing glass on the McClaren Speedtail. Each panel in the roof can be dimmed, and the top of the windscreen as a sun visor.
Be great in a Cali, best of both worlds, choose your tint in each window (or all at once) for views or for privacy?

We had it on one side of the Cisco TelePresence Suite at the company I worked for many years ago. Clever tech’.

Depending on the deployment you need it to ‘fail safe’ in a power outage to either clear or opaque.

 

[66tim99]

It doesn't add a lot of weight overall. In simple terms its a bit like the old LCD calculator display, pass a current through it & it turns black, turn current off & it goes clear again. The real clever bit is getting it to fade between black & clear.

And I suppose a Cali has double glazing (or laminated glass) in many windows anyway. Love to know what it would cost to install it.

 

[GregW]

Weight can’t be a big problem, after all it is used instead of window blinds on modern passenger aircraft like the Boeing 777. When cost eventually permits I bet this will become commonplace on vans.

 

[flying banana]

I'm sure the Boeing Dreamliner has this instead of blinds on the windows

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

I'm sure the Boeing Dreamliner has this instead of blinds on the windows

It does.

 

[66tim99]

It does.

So I see, and dimmable as well.
https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/...ng-the-electric-window-shades-on-boeing-787s/
And retro-fittable...