Mumbai, Jan. 11 -- The Tire Society, an organization dedicated to the increase and dissemination of tyre technology and knowledge, held its annual Conference in the historic tyre capital of Akron, Ohio, on September 11-12, 2018. The two-day programme was kicked off by a Keynote Address by Dr James Popio of Smithers Rapra/Smithers Pira, who took the audience for a futuristic look into the tyre industry with the focus on Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared (ACES) mobility.
One requirement of the tyre industry is to engineer tyres to last through challenging, even hostile, environments. They need to survive rugged potholes, sharp rocks, kerbs, and large variations in temperature. If everything is fine and well, they are ignored by the ...