An agreement has been signed by Pirelli and the Abet Group for the joint development of technologies aimed at the creation of remote-controlled electric ground vehicles for rescues on land and in particularly rugged and extreme environments.
Pirelli will contribute expertise and technologies developed for its Cyber Tyre, as well as the use of optical sensors, which will enable the transmission of information to the vehicle in real time – enabling maximum grip in different environmental conditions and optimizing the remote control of the vehicle.
The collaboration also calls for the development of a dedicated tire for the vehicle based on Pirelli’s proprietary Run Forward technologies.
Within the scope of the agreement, it is foreseen that Pirelli and Abet High Tech Solutions will jointly develop models for AI and machine learning. The development activities aim to integrate and enhance the data coming from the vehicle and Cyber Tyre systems (sensors, cameras), with the goal of developing predictive models and functionalities on board the vehicle.
“After the partnerships signed with Bosch, Movyon, Regione Puglia, Univrses and Ridesense, we have finalized a new agreement, one we worked on for some time, which will allow us to further strengthen our Cyber Tyre platform,” said Andrea Casaluci, Pirelli CEO. “We knew that Cyber Tyre technology would be ideal for the driving optimization of rescue vehicles working in extreme conditions and this led us to the Abet Group as the ideal partner in this phase. Cyber Tyre technology and its applications enable the collection of data and information useful in guaranteeing greater precision and reliability of vehicles designed to move and operate in extreme conditions. This sector represents an interesting market segment that we want to explore, convinced as we are of the potential of our technology and the value that it could deliver for Pirelli.”
“We are grateful to Pirelli for choosing Abet High Tech Solutions as technological partner for the development of the Cyber Tyre platform on our remote-controlled vehicles,” added Fulvio Serra, Abet HTS CEO. “The UGV (unmanned ground vehicles) represent the cutting edge of a new field in which continuing innovation becomes fundamental. We are talking about compact and essential tire-fitted vehicles, very sophisticated in design and operating in hostile conditions: in military logistics and rescue in operational theatres and sensitive areas; in complex rescue operations following natural catastrophes like earthquakes or situations like fires or operations in highly polluted or potentially radioactive places. The reliability of the tire and the collection of data and information greatly increase performance capacity and usage safety, making the Cyber Tyre technology indispensable.”
