Self-driving cars will set requirements for tyres in the future. Sensors connected to tyres will be one of the things that play an important role when machines observe driving conditions instead of humans, says an expert from Nokian Tyres that…
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The Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has recently acquired UK-based iTrack Solutions business, one of the largest providers of tyre management solutions for off-road vehicles in the UK market. iTrack Solutions offers a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) which is specially designed…
VW/Continental offices searched in diesel emissions probe
German police have raided offices of automotive parts supplier Continental and automotive maker Volkswagen, in relation to the 2015 diesel emissions-cheating scandal. Continental was raided for its role in supplying diesel engine devices used to bypass emissions tests. Prosecutors in Hanover, Germany, conducted…
Continental breaks ground on air suspension facility in China
German technology company Continental recently held the groundbreaking of an electronic air-suspension systems plant in Changshu, which will further serve customer needs in China. The new facility in Jiangsu Province covers an area over 13,500 sq m and will start…
Halycon Agri finances investments in Cameroon/Malaysia with US$25 mn loan from Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has provided a US$25 million sustainability-linked loan facility with a three-year tenor, and an accordion feature to upsize the facility to US$75 million, to Corrie MacColl, a subsidiary of Halcyon Agri Corporation. The loan will be used to…
PU airless tyre inserts overcome problems of rubber
Solid rubber tyres have been on the market for quite a while now, but just like earlier puncture-proof products, they have their shortcomings: they do not produce the typically light driving feel of their air-filled counterparts, are often real heavyweights…
Bridgestone, Microsoft world-first intelligent tyre monitoring system
Globally-acclaimed tyre and rubber manufacturer Bridgestone and tech company Microsoft have teamed up to develop a unique Tyre Damage Monitoring System using the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform (MCVP) – the new system uses MCVP’s cloud framework together with pre-installed sensor…
Bridgestone starts voluntary salary reduction for Japan-based corporate officers
Tyre and rubber giant Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) will initiate a voluntary reduction in compensation for its Japan-based corporate officers, in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic. These voluntary measures will be effective immediately and remain so until the end of…
Sprawling tyre dump in Tenerife finally to be cleared
A recycling plant will soon be set up to clear the tyre dump at the Arico landfill (Complejo Ambiental) in Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands. The Tenerife Environmental Commission has finally given permission for the construction of the…
Tosoh Silica, Namhae Chemical establish JV for silica in fuel-efficient tyres
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