The company has developed an airless truck tire rated to support 5,000 pounds at speeds of up to 75 mph without overheating. (A comparable pneumatic tire would need to be inflated to 120 psi for ...

Bridgestone Airless Tires Are Coming to a Semi-Truck Near You—But First, Bikes. You will see these high-tech new tires on bicycles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Duncan Brady Writer Jan 13, 2020.

The world's three largest tire makers—Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear—each have pledged to bring a viable airless tire to the market within the next five years. And while each is targeting a ...

LAS VEGAS — Bridgestone Corp. expects its "airless tire" technology to be commercially available soon — but probably not in the way auto makers assume. The Japanese company wants to get its ...

Japanese tire giant Bridgestone is hoping to beat Michelin’s so-called Tweel to the airless tire market with a new model launching soon for semi trucks, according to a report from Automotive News.

Tackling the truck tire space is one thing. Doing it with an airless tire is something else. "One of the things we don't realize about air tires—pneumatic tires—is that air does 80 percent of the work ...

Michelin’s airless tire. In some cases, the future is closer than some people realize. Michelin used Movin’On as the backdrop to unveil Uptis (Unique Puncture-Proof Tire System) – an airless tire ...

Non-pneumatic tires (NPTs) eliminate the need for tires to be inflated with air to support vehicle weight by using a spoke or web design and the tire’s own tread band […] Trucks Business ...

Bengt Halvorson April 22, 2024 Comment Now! Michelin built its name on tires that ride on a cushion of air. But the top tire-maker in the world sees the future as completely airless.

Imagine a hybrid tire that can change tread patterns to suit the application, from a deep block lug for traction to a smooth rib for fuel efficiency, or a tire that runs just on its shoulders for ...

With Tweel, Michelin proved that the airless tire concept was more than viable. It works. And works well. Now, it's up to the industry overall to take the technology further—and make it even bigger.

Bridgestone's journey into the airless tire realm began in 2011 with the rollout at the 42nd Tokoyo Motor Show of a prototype non-pneumatic car tire using thermoplastic ribs as load-bearing elements.