So you thought BOSE only made music systems?

ST7677 · 2nd October 2007, 13:27

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010 is only 3 years away.

Not that far away considering you've responded to this thread after 2.5 years !

Actually I ready about it 2 years back and suddenly felt like checking if any progress has happened lately, So googled it and one of the links was our own T-BHPs

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Why doesn't somebody else do it for $150/- ?

There are things which take time to invent but can be easily copied by others (by reverse engineering), such stuff you would find easily - mostly china made or Ulhasnagar item.

And then there are things which require lot of time to invent but they are not easily copiable, such things you would not find and will typically continue to earn a premium for a long time.

Chips and bose suspension come in later category...

anupmathur · 2nd October 2007, 13:34

Like Bose speaker systems??

1100D · 2nd October 2007, 20:23

By the time this gets into a production car, Mercedes' Active Body Control would have taken the game away. Various iterations of it would also be running in the japs.

anupmathur · 2nd October 2007, 21:09

A fundamental difference remains - Bose is NOT using hydraulics.
Eventually, as always, it is not necessarily the better technology that will will but the more savvy marketing approach. (Do recall the Mac vs PC drama from almost 3 decades ago - Apple goofed up).
So we must eagerly await the outcome of this tussle!

sgiitk · 30th September 2011, 15:36

Reviving the thread. I hear that ages ago he wanted to set up a speaker factory in India. Bharat Sarkar would not allow him to import the woods he required.

PetroTurbo · 9th December 2015, 03:29

Just bumping an interesting thread (After driving an Audi RS7 in Frankfurt

from a friends' Car rentals) Was stunned by the stability and compsure the car caressed the turns and bumps. I actually hit a 3-4 inches pothole at a speed of 120 KMpH and i just felt a thud as if my car ran over a stone

Its more than a decade since the first video of the BOSE Active Suspension came out and we are still waiting to make it atleast on luxury cars. But sadly came to know from my friend that it is still in concept phase and is on use currently as an active Seat Suspension System on Heavy Trucks

Was wondering, what will be the dealership name if MARUTI fits the Bose System in it's so called NEXA cars

Samurai · 6th February 2016, 09:07

We finally know what happened to the Bose Suspension System.

https://youtu.be/3KPYIaks1UY

samaspire · 6th February 2016, 09:58

That is so sad... owning a car with that suspension setup will now be just a dream.

Why can't they use it for those super expensive cars?

sgiitk · 6th February 2016, 12:02

I expect corporate changes esp after the death of the genius Dr Amar Bose. The vision is likely to change.

Hellzboy · 12th September 2018, 13:48

An update:

Bose sold off its tech and patents for the suspension to ClearMotion last year, and this year the latter has been working to bring it in to the market. Here's the link:

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...tic-suspension

http://www.thedrive.com/news/20996/t...for-production

https://www.clearmotion.com/

KrisTvpm · 2nd April 2019, 13:39

Found this interesting trivia on the web (lkdn):

https://dms.licdn.com/playback/C5105...RxF6NPBMa4cwfo

This technology claims to make a car last much longer and ride smoother. ClearMotionInc bought out Bose's eye-popping suspension system and raised $155 million to commercialise it.

2nd October 2007, 13:34	#32
anupmathur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 3,095 Thanked: 307 Times	Like Bose speaker systems??
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1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,079 Times View My Garage	By the time this gets into a production car, Mercedes' Active Body Control would have taken the game away. Various iterations of it would also be running in the japs.
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2nd October 2007, 21:09	#34
anupmathur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 3,095 Thanked: 307 Times	A fundamental difference remains - Bose is NOT using hydraulics. Eventually, as always, it is not necessarily the better technology that will will but the more savvy marketing approach. (Do recall the Mac vs PC drama from almost 3 decades ago - Apple goofed up). So we must eagerly await the outcome of this tussle!
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30th September 2011, 15:36	#35
sgiitk BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,969 Thanked: 4,788 Times	Re: So you thought BOSE only made music systems? Reviving the thread. I hear that ages ago he wanted to set up a speaker factory in India. Bharat Sarkar would not allow him to import the woods he required.
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9th December 2015, 03:29	#36
PetroTurbo BHPian Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: TN-38/Germany Posts: 85 Thanked: 158 Times	Re: So you thought BOSE only made music systems? Just bumping an interesting thread (After driving an Audi RS7 in Frankfurt from a friends' Car rentals) Was stunned by the stability and compsure the car caressed the turns and bumps. I actually hit a 3-4 inches pothole at a speed of 120 KMpH and i just felt a thud as if my car ran over a stone Its more than a decade since the first video of the BOSE Active Suspension came out and we are still waiting to make it atleast on luxury cars. But sadly came to know from my friend that it is still in concept phase and is on use currently as an active Seat Suspension System on Heavy Trucks Was wondering, what will be the dealership name if MARUTI fits the Bose System in it's so called NEXA cars
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samaspire Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Manipal / Udupi Posts: 1,629 Thanked: 4,859 Times	Re: So you thought BOSE only made music systems? That is so sad... owning a car with that suspension setup will now be just a dream. Why can't they use it for those super expensive cars?
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6th February 2016, 12:02	#39
sgiitk BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,969 Thanked: 4,788 Times	Re: So you thought BOSE only made music systems? I expect corporate changes esp after the death of the genius Dr Amar Bose. The vision is likely to change.
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12th September 2018, 13:48	#40
Hellzboy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Delhi/Palampur Posts: 41 Thanked: 153 Times	Re: So you thought BOSE only made music systems? An update: Bose sold off its tech and patents for the suspension to ClearMotion last year, and this year the latter has been working to bring it in to the market. Here's the link: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/...tic-suspension http://www.thedrive.com/news/20996/t...for-production https://www.clearmotion.com/
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2nd April 2019, 13:39	#41
KrisTvpm BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 182 Thanked: 610 Times	Re: Fun & Interesting Trivia on the Indian Car Scene Found this interesting trivia on the web (lkdn): https://dms.licdn.com/playback/C5105...RxF6NPBMa4cwfo This technology claims to make a car last much longer and ride smoother. ClearMotionInc bought out Bose's eye-popping suspension system and raised $155 million to commercialise it.
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