Concept tires for autonomous car

Goodyear has revealed two innovative new concept tires which the company claims will reshape the future for autonomous (self-driven) cars.

The first is the Goodyear IntelliGrip, designed to communicate with autonomous vehicle control systems, sensing road surface and weather conditions for improved driving safety and performance.

The second concept is even more eye-popping: the spherical-shaped Eagle-360.






The Eagle-360 was designed with key features of maneuverability, connectivity and bio-mimicry for autonomous mobility.

Both tires are designed with safety in mind, which according to recent studies, is a key concern among consumers around autonomous vehicles.

“By steadily reducing the driver interaction and intervention in self-driving vehicles, tires will play an even more important role as the primary link to the road,” said Joseph Zekoski, Goodyear’s senior vice president and chief technical officer.

“Goodyear’s concept tires play a dual role in that future both as creative platforms to push the boundaries of conventional thinking and testbeds for next-generation technologies.”