Geneva 2016: Goodyear presents tires as a sphere
Progressive thinking has already taken Goodyear and its tires to the moon. So the latest revolutionary invention with four intelligent tire balls for tomorrow's connected mobility was just an obvious choice. Everything can be seen at the Geneva Motor Show (until March 13 at Palexpo). In and of themselves, the new [...]
In and of itself, the new UHP products Goodyear the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 and Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 should belong to the biggest summer innovation of Goodyear Dunlop. Or the just achieved collaboration with Jaguar and with the original equipment approval for the ultra-high performance summer tire Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3. But in fact it is a visionary, ball-shaped concept tire. Eagle-360 is the name of the wonder ball for self-driving vehicles. Increased connectivity, improved handling and above all safety were the focus of development. The concept tire thus underlines Goodyear's vision for the future and shows a new solution for the even more distant future, when autonomous driving could become mainstream.
Turning on the spot in the future no problem
The autonomous car is supposed to make progress based on what happens inside the tire. Sensors measure all the parameters there. The sensors are supplemented by electric motors that generate a strong magnetic field. The background to this is that the tires are no longer connected to the body by handlebars. Their task, as well as that of steering, is now taken over by the tire. Such a system can also do without suspension, because the magnetic field in the tire is responsible for this. Of course, in addition to driving in all situations, such an autonomously driving car can also turn on the spot or roll crosswise into a parking space.
How it all works is shown in this video:
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Photo: René Knorr
