---
title: "Omni Wheels Can Make Parallel Parking Easy"
description: "A Canadian inventor came up with a new spin on the classic omnidirectional wheel design, one that is more simple and easy to use."
date: "2016-07-02"
modified: "2016-11-29"
authors:
  - name: "Charmaine Caparas"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/charmaine.md"
url: "https://futurism.com/omni-wheels-can-make-parallel-parking-easy"
categories:
  - "Robots and Machines"
tags:
  - "liddiard wheels"
  - "omni wheels"
---

# Omni Wheels Can Make Parallel Parking Easy

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/These-omnidirectional-wheels-let-you-drive-your-car-sideways-A.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Futurism M.A\</em\>*

[Omnidirectional wheels](<http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/30/12064724/omnidirectional-wheels-video-liddiard>) are nothing new, but even if it’s been around for ages, people are still wondering if it’s practical to use at all.

[William Liddiard](<http://www.wired.co.uk/article/omnidirectional-wheels-let-car-move-in-any-direction-video>), a Canadian inventor, recently came up with his own take on the classic design of omnidirectional wheels and called it the Liddiard Wheels.

Liddiard says that unlike other omnidirectional wheels, his design doesn't require any extra modifications to the car. It’s pretty much “plug-and-play,” designed to be functional in all weather and road conditions.

![Image source: Inverse](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lfppng.png>)
*Image source: Inverse*

The Liddiard Wheels have the same build characteristics as regular tires, such as standard rubber composition and functional treads.

Liddiard is still fine-tuning the current design before the omnidirectional wheels could be available for commercial. For now, parallel parking omnidirectional dreams will have to wait a little longer.

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