It can adapt to road conditions by changing shape. The Triple Tube concept has three inflatable/deflatable tubes with an integrated pump.
Concept designer Sebastien Fontaine says: ‘We do need sensors everywhere to have the Internet of Things.’Ĭould lead to… early warning of dangerous road surfaces. In-tyre sensors and computers can keep tabs on tyre pressure, temperature and wear rate (above), and form part of a network of car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure data sharing. The tread is designed to absorb light and the heat created by the movement of the tyre over the road, then converted into electricity – not enough to power a car, but it would extend the range.Ĭould lead to… smaller engines. The BH03 concept (above) was created to spark debate about tyres generating electricity. And no need for space-consuming suspension.Ĭould lead to… cars that drive themselves to KwikFit.
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Plus points of spherical tyres include longer life if part of the tyre gets worn or damaged, it rotates automatically to put a different part in contact with the road. Goodyear has shown two spherical concept tyres, connected to a car by magnetism. We don’t waste time on ideas that couldn’t work, and they won’t all be in production tomorrow – but in a few years some will be.’įive innovations coming to a Goodyear tyre near you 1) Having a ball And now there’s a culture of open innovation, with companies and institutes pooling ideas and expertise.’Ĭoncept tyre designer Sebastien Fontaine agrees that a multinational like Goodyear needs to open its doors: ‘The future is collaborative: different projects being worked on by different companies who may have no clear vision of the future, but when r&d opens up they’ll see how their ideas can join up with other ideas.’įontaine adds: ‘Designers work in teams with engineers, scientists and materials experts. In-house expertise in materials, moulding, tread design and performance evaluation is supplemented by outsiders, including design school Rubika, who got Goodyear’s creative juices flowing by creating a virtual vision of the world in 2045. ‘If you don’t need a driver, the space for tyres will be different, and the way we use cars will change automated vehicles will stick to speed limits in a way that humans sometimes don’t.’ Car tyres of 2045: a whole different ball game Between 20 there will be drastic change, driven by CO2 restrictions, electric vehicle developments, the anticipation that pollution will be so bad that cities will not allow traffic in some areas.
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