What do lightbulbs and tires have in common?
Roger Williams observes that once upon a time, tires and light bulbs both tended to fail at the most inconvenient times. Today, however, they follow a common path of development…
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Tire tread patterns: a potted history
If it didn’t rain and roads remained dry, there would be no need for tread patterns in all their detailed variety…
When will tires last as long as vehicles?
The answer to raw material shortages on the back of rising demand for tires could be to introduce much longer-lasting designs
Fairness or otherwise?
The USA has a long history of trade conflicts with other nations, but more recently the main focus has been on confrontations with Japan and China…
Indirect TPMS could be the key to intelligent tires
The electronic integration of the tire with the vehicle has made slow progress. Roger Williams wonders whether advances in indirect TPMS show that the intelligent tire could be achieved by other means
Tire material effects
The environmental, safety and health-related effects of different materials
Vehicle OEMs at the Tire Technology Conference
The Tire Technology Expo and Conference has successfully
evolved to include raw materials. Now it’s time that the vehicle
manufacturers joined in, to complete the tire technology circle
How could tire weight be reduced?
It is generally acknowledged that the automobile’s most complex, safety-critical component is the pneumatic tire – a remarkable combination of cord, rubber and steel…
Tire trends in 2014
Roger Williams assesses the tire ‘fashions’ on parade in 2014 and beyond, and wonders whether vehicle manufacturers will ever keep up with the pace of innovation in tire science and engineering