Michelin Rolls Out an Airless Tire That Will Be "Puncture-Proof"

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Michelin and GM also announced a joint research agreement under which the companies intend to validate the Uptis Prototype with the goal of introducing Uptis on passenger models as early as 2024.
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Michelin and GM are testing the Uptis Prototype, beginning with vehicles like the Chevrolet Bolt EV. Later this year, the companies will initiate real-world testing of Uptis on a test fleet of Bolt EV vehicles in Michigan.

Because Uptis is airless, the breakthrough wheel assembly eliminates the dangerous risk of flat tires and blowouts:

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[li]Drivers of passenger vehicles feel safer on the road.[/li][li]Operators of passenger vehicle fleets minimize downtime and improve efficiency resulting from flat tires and near-zero levels of maintenance.[/li][/ul]

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Have they yet managed to develop one for bugatti so that it can break the current speed record?

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Hii itasaidia watu wa low-profile tyres sana. Sio kila wakati ukigonga pot-hole inaburst. The tech seems revolutionary.

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this looks good. so if it airless what then is powering it? or is it full-on rubber?

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Some of us are trypophobiacs those holes! Aaargh, wacha nijikune na huku kando! Chiiieeet

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i have that “disease” as well. some jinga here on this forum once put up images. i itched ni kama nimepandwa na siafu.

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kumbe unajua kizungu?

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Watu wa kadunga itabidi reinvention of biz model.

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But airless tyres have been around since time immemorial, haven’t they? Some aeroplanes use airless tyres. Fork lifts use airless tyres.

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Hata wheelbarrow!