Goodyear’s self-inflating tire tech for commercial vehicles leaves the lab

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In the days before full-service gas stations went the way of the dodo, in addition to filling ‘er up, the attendant would sometimes check the tire pressure. These days that task, along with actually pumping the fuel, has totally fallen back on the driver, but it’s a job that's easily overlooked. This leaves many people driving around on tires at less than optimal pressure resulting in reduced performance and fuel economy. For the past year, Goodyear has been developing its self-inflating tire technology that's designed to keep tires inflated at the optimum pressure and the company is now set to debut the technology in Germany... Continue Reading Goodyear’s self-inflating tire tech for commercial vehicles leaves the lab

Section: Automotive

Tags: Goodyear, Tires

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