Automotive technology: Michelin starts testing puncture-proof airless tires

There are several dreams and ideals which we believe will never become possible, as it seems that they are far from our reality current. What we end up not taking into account is the speed with which technology is transforming the world without us being able to perceive all these transformations in a short period of time. It is precisely because of this that cars are becoming more and more complete. Michelin intends to help.

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To follow this trend in the automobile market, tires also started to enter this wave of changes and improvements, therefore, are bringing innovations and practicality to their consumers eager for news. One of the new concepts that has been attracting attention worldwide is the Single Puncture-Proof Tire System (UPTIS), translated into free Portuguese.

Better understand the new concept and know how it came about

This innovation is signed by the company Michelin, one of the best known and most renowned brands of tires on the market, where in 2017 for the first time it began testing this new product. Those who have already used it liked the new technology implemented. The great differential of UPTIS is the ability to solve one of the biggest “little problems” in a driver's life, which is when a tire gets punctured.

According to a survey carried out by the French brand, something around 200 million tires with active life are discarded in the environment because of pressure loss or rupture. Because of this, the main objective of UPTIS is to reduce these high rates, causing a smaller impact on the environment, already what justmaterialsrenewablethey areappliedfor your composition.

Another important fact is that this product promises to guarantee greater safety on highways. With this, it is possible to reduce the number of accidents and problems among drivers in traffic.

How is the tire produced and when will it reach the markets?

The productionintires without air Michelin too differsina methodinmanufacture more simpleof what the models conventional: usinga printer 3D. The development of the tire without air It is resistantTheholes from Michelin it started in 2017, soon after the beginning ofThecooperation with the companystateunidenseGeneral Motors.

Testing began in 2019. After this one, others have already been applied to tires since September last year in Munich, Germany. O feedback it was quite positive.

Michelin finally announced that the products will start to be sold at the end of 2024, when their production will be on a large scale. More specific information about use and model has not yet been released by the brand, as well as prices. We can only wait.

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