Resident columnist Gregory Smith looks toward the future of driverless and autonomous cars and their effect on tire development
Browsing: Opinion
Flavio Farroni, researcher at the University of Naples, discusses recent breakthroughs at the university spin-off company MegaRide, which is focused on applied vehicle research and works closely with the vehicle dynamics group at the Italian university.
Amey Amanaji, automotive and transportation research expert at Markets & Markets, foresees global growth in the OE segment due to an increase in vehicle parc
Walter believes a cordless injection-molded tire could be commercially viable with new materials
Smith considers how to semi-populate a tire model with a reduced data set – and how useful the results would be
Terry Gettys, executive VP of R&D at Michelin, eyes a sustainable future, underlining the group’s aim to recycle 100% of scrap tires into new products
Smith considers how viable – and how useful – it is to fully test a single tire
TTI’s resident columnist Joe Walter considers the application of symmetry and asymmetry in tire design
David Southwell, an independent tire consultant and failure analyst from Australia, considers how to maximize component adhesion while minimizing cost and scrap, and enhancing productivity
Nikhil Kaitwade, research manager for automotive and transportation at Future Market Insights, discusses how to best market the benefits of low rolling resistance tires to consumers
