For Canadian motorists – and U.S. motorists north of the Sunbelt – winter means slogging your way through endless rain, snow, The next-generation McLaren P1 might not need windshield wipers if wiperless technology the company is working on becomes reality. (Photo: McLaren) slush, sleet, and road spray. It gives your wipers a non-stop workout, and often leaves you staring through a smeared, streaked windshield. But if McLaren and other manufacturers have their way, those days may be coming to an end. No, automotive manufacturers aren’t about to eliminate winter, but they are working on ways to eliminate the windshield wiper. Mercedes-Benz has already taken one small step, eliminating the windshield spray jets on its SL sports car and integrating the windshield fluid delivery system directly in to the wiper instead. The German company calls the technology its Magic Vision Control System. McLaren hopes to go a step further and borrow … Continue reading McLaren developing wiperless windshield