“Well that just doesn’t look right.” When you’re used to looking at something that hasn’t fundamentally changed in more than a century, a radical switch-up is going to be jarring. Like finding a ...

Michelin has teamed with General Motors to target a 2024 production goal for airless tires. The tires, called Uptis, will have several benefits over radial tubeless tires and will debut for testing on ...

There’s a reason why not many are brave enough to attempt to reinvent the wheel: doing it is a complicated, challenging and lengthy process. When it comes to tires, though, Michelin is happy to report ...

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France — Group Michelin is delivering on a 3-year-old promise to bring Uptis — its much-anticipated airless tire/wheel hybrid — to market a year ahead of schedule. Deutsche Post A.G.

Discover the fascinating journey of automotive tires, from Robert Thompson's 19th-century pneumatic invention to Michelin's groundbreaking airless solutions. This video explores how tires have evolved ...

This is the third of three stories examining the differing approaches each of the world's three largest tire makers—Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear—have taken in their journeys to develop and ...

After wheeling the Mini mostly on city streets the feedback was rather positive, the YouTuber claiming that handling of the vehicle appears to be sharper than with traditional tires. According to ...

Michelin earlier this month unveiled an airless, non-pneumatic concept tire at its Movin’On Summit in Montreal, which it developed via a partnership with General Motors. The Uptis tire follows the ...

The Uptis airless tyre has been demonstrated in public for the first time – and its maker, Michelin, says passengers in an Uptis-equipped car couldn’t tell the difference between its potentially ...

The first public, real-world demo of the innovative airless Michelin Uptis tire was recently carried out at the IAA Mobility show in Munich. The Michelin Uptis tire (Uptis is short for Unique Puncture ...

PARIS — France's national postal system, Groupe La Poste, has agreed to work with Michelin Group over the coming two years to test the tire maker's UPTIS non-pneumatic tire/wheel hybrid on ...

Michelin is partnering with General Motors to bring its airless tyre prototype to the roads, potentially saving 200 million punctured car tyres from the scrap heap annually. The two companies aim to ...