Goodyear will test 3D printed non-pneumatic tires on its self-driving car Olli

Introduction: We have reported many times before3D printingElectric small
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Olli, this small bus is constantly iterating and updating its technology, and now it will start a new exploration, which is to use3D printingOf non-pneumatic tires.
On July 27, 2021, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, Olli 3D printingElectric minibus installation test Goodyear (Goodyear)3D printingNo pneumatic tires.
Goodyear and3D printingLocal Motors, creators of electric buses, Beep, an autonomous mobile technology provider, and Jacksonville
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They said that this is the first airless tire installed on an electric bus and can be used in the field. This new partnership will make electric buses more sustainable.

In the past three years, Goodyear and Local Motors have tested3D printingThe airless tires have reached several performance indicators related to load, speed and durability.In 2019, Goodyear will focus on road testing and has established an increasingly close relationship with Local Motors, hoping to prove that non-pneumatic tires can become an industry in the next few years
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This latest test in Jacksonville will reveal more information about non-pneumatic tires than in the past few years combined, including how they provide a sustainable, maintenance-free and longer-lasting option for electric shuttles.In addition, Goodyear and local
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The company will collect experience data from the test, looking for ride comfort, noise and other variables.

Goodyear Senior Project Manager Michael Rachita said: “We feel that tires can change the way we move, and airless structures are ideal, especially in the emerging autonomous driving traffic environment. We look forward to launching the first fully capable vehicle at the end of this century. Continuous maintenance-free tires”.

In September 2020, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) invited Olli 2.0 self-driving electric minibuses to join its test program.
This is also the fifth self-driving car tested by JTA since it launched the Ultimate Urban Circulator in 2017. In the future, the city plans to comprehensively renovate the existing infrastructure and expand the blocks through ground connections to form a 10-mile urban transportation network.
Autonomous vehicles like Olli will provide a demonstration of future public transportation, not just in Jacksonville, but throughout the United States. Olli 2.0 is equipped with the autonomous driving suite of the robotics research company AutoDrive, which provides driver warning, driver assistance and networked autonomous driving functions in urban, mixed traffic roads and campus environments. In addition, Robot Research’s proprietary nSight series products provide an end-to-end data collection to analysis pipeline to better improve future autonomous vehicles and traffic.

According to Antarctic Bear, tire giants Goodyear and Michelin have been using3D printingTechnology promotes the innovation of smart tires.

In 2017, Michelin demonstrated their use of
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Degraded material3D printingConcept tires. A year later, Goodyear immediately launched the Oxygene concept tires to support cleaner and more convenient urban transportation. These seemingly futuristic tires provide many advantages and solve the risk of flat tires and bursts. However, they are still only concept tires and expect to see a complete transformation of consumers within decades.

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