Yokohama Tires – Coming to a Volkswagen Dealer Near You
In October 2021, Yokohama Rubber had two patents publish for a Pneumatic Tire. Yokohama is a Japanese-based tire company that has recently been working on TPMS systems via integrated tire sensors. It has 29 patents in the space dating back…
Plus Pulls Ahead in the Autonomous Truck Race
In early June we discussed Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone Tire Corporation) and Kodiak Robotics partnership to produce autonomous trucks. As a result, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced a collaboration with Plus (formerly…
Toshiba … Tires?
Toshiba Corporation has products and services ranging from power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors, hard disk drives, printers, batteries, lighting, and quantum…
Bridgestone Patents Land Kodiak Robotics A Spot in the Autonomous Truck Race
In June of 2021, Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone Tire Corporation) signed on to be an investor for Kodiak Robotics. Kodiak is a Silicon Valley developer of technology for autonomous trucks. Not only did Bridgestone agree to invest in the…
Goodyear Is Having A Great Year
In early June of 2021, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. purchased Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. Cooper was originally a competitor of Goodyear with complementary product portfolios, services, and capabilities. Goodyear can now expand its…
Pirelli Builds Incredible Tire Sensor, Gets 2 Patents, Giving McLaren Confidence To Sign On
In April of 2020, a patent asset was published for Pirelli for a Tyre Sensor Device with Flexible Printed Circuit Board. This allows the sensor to comfortably fit within the tire. In November of 2020, a patent application was published for…
Smart Tires for the Farm
Last fall, Continental unveiled its VF TractorMaster Hybrid tire which minimizes soil compaction in the field and reduces tire wear while on public roads. Continental's very high-flexion (VF) tires can be used at lower pressure in…
Continental Gives New Life to Tires
One of the biggest names in tire manufacturing, Continental, is revamping their autonomous technology with their newest sensing prototype. What makes it unique is the self-sensing mechanism that incorporates automatic pressure adjustment…
Automated Tire Sensors Overview
Tags and their Meaning: Temperature - obtaining the temperature of a tire through sensors Load - obtaining tire load through sensors Pressure - obtaining tire pressure through sensors Tread - tracking or measuring tire…
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