Michelin Show The Concept of AirlessTires

Tires are one component required for vehicles to move. Without the tires, the car certainly will not be able to walk. Most conventional tires require gas to allow the tires to expand and lift the vehicle. However, this one tire is very unique.

Michelin shows one of the latest innovations in which tires will not require any more air. Michelin CEO, Cyrille Roget showed the concept of the airless tire to speedsociety.com. The concept is very unique, because the tire is more powerful when compared with other ordinary tires.


Speedsociety also noted the tires are made through 3D printing technology with biodegradable materials that can extend its life. In terms of design, this tire is almost like a cobweb.

With its promise to continue to innovate, Michelin continues to create new technologies and strive to improve the technology of this one tire. In fact they are also asking for the help of automotive activists out there to learn the ways of the world.


This is done so that the windless tires are able to survive in all conditions and all weather. In addition to the daily needs, this tire can also be used for the racers to be able to last longer on the circuit. Although only a concept, but if this tire really exists, then you should not be afraid to strike because of running out of the wind inside the tire.

Nissan Will Install Automatic Emergency Brake Feature on the 2018 Models

Nissan has become one of the largest vehicle manufacturers in the world and in order to make the driving experience very convenient for its customers. Nissan provides a safety feature that is planned to be installed in the new vehicle models in 2018.

The plan, Nissan will install a standard automatic emergency brake feature in 2018. Carscoops.com (08/06) also added that they will add these features to new vehicles such as Nissan Rogue, Rogue Sport, Altima, Sentra, Maxima, Leaf, Murano and Pathfinder.


This feature will only be installed on vehicles that have a manual transmission. According to Nissan to carscoops, they are targeting from 1 million cars sold, 450 thousand units will be fitted with this feature.

The purpose of installation of this feature is to reduce the number of accidents that already exist and also able to avoid collisions due to negligence of the driver. Nissan is not the only manufacturer that wants to install this feature, some other manufacturers are also planning to install the feature.

Volvo already has similar features on its already released models in the United States. Toyota also from the beginning has created this feature and has been installed on its popular models this year. However, with this feature, vehicle manufacturers expect the number of accidents to be reduced.

Airless Tires

Tokyo - Japanese manufacturer of tires, Bridgestone some time ago has been exhibiting the concept of tires without air. Lastly, Bridgestone showcased the concept of airless tires named Air Free Concept second generation at the Geneva Motor Show 2015.

Now, as reported Asphalt and Rubber, Sunday (5/28/2017), the airless tire was already close to reality. Reportedly, Bridgestone will produce the airless tire in 2019.

But, in 2019, Bridgestone new airless tires for bikecycle. Bridgestone seems to want to try first on a bike before the airless tire is used in motorcicle vehicles.


This non-pneumatic tire has the advantage of unnecessary maintenance (no need to check tire wind pressure). And this tire is also hold up to puncture sharp objects.

The concept of airless tires has a unique structure with radius that extends along the inside of the tire. The structure is able to withstand vehicle loads without the need to fill it with air.

The structure of the tire bar is made of thermoplastic resin and all materials in the tire can be recycled. Bridgestone also claimed their airless tires could contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

11 Japanese Company Builds Hydrogen Station for Cars

Tokyo - 11 Large Japanese companies, ranging from Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Idemitsu and other companies signed a cooperative agreement to build large-scale hydrogen filling stations.

The 11 major Japanese companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Toho Gas Co., Ltd., Air Liquide Japan Ltd., Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Development Bank of Japan Inc.

With the memorandum of understanding, these companies are increasingly accelerating the construction of hydrogen stations. Japan itself targets to have 160 hydrogen charging stations and 40,000 units of hydrogen vehicles in Japan in fiscal year 2020.

Later, the 11 companies will form a new company by 2017. The company will take care of all sorts of things about the construction of hydrogen stations.

Hydrogen car is considered as one of the alternative environmentally friendly cars. When other green cars such as electric cars are considered too difficult to commercialize, hydrogen cars are considered more easily developed.

Hybrid Motors from Furion, a French Manufacturers

Paris - Motorcycles can take advantage of hybrid technology that combines the engine and electric motor. Furion Motorcycles, a French manufacturer developing a new concept, a motorcycle that combines Wankel's rotary engine with an electric motor.

"A combination of original motifs with unusual sound locks, musical pieces from two rotor machines," said designer Marc Evenisse as quoted by Ride Apart.

Claimed, Furion's hybrid motor offers fuel efficiency solutions. With 16 liters of fuel, the hybrid motor is targeted to reach up to 400 km.

Hybrid system on the motor that is being developed uses the efficiency of electric power that provides benefits in urban areas. Moreover, the hybrid motor is also claimed to be more environmentally friendly.

There are two driving modes that will be present in this French-made hybrid motor. The mode is a Long Range that delivers maximum fuel efficiency and Sport Mode which utilizes the full power of a combination of engine and electric motor to gain higher performance.

Forget Parking Location? Try Use Google Maps Features

 
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We may often forget where we parked the car when it was in the vast and crowded parking lot. Sometimes it takes a while or even have to ask the officer for help to find our parked car. But now we no longer need to worry because the new features of Google Maps are now able to solve this problem.Google Maps now provides a feature that allows us to save the location where we park the car. This feature would be very useful for us to save time when looking for a car position.To use this feature, we have to open the Google Maps app right after it has parked. Then press the blue dot image that indicates our position. After that, on the menu tab, select 'Save Your Parking' / 'Save Parking Location'. Google Maps will save our parking location then sign with your 'You Parked Here' / 'Parking Here' message.In addition there is a menu 'Parking Location' / 'Parking Location' which contains some additional options such as to edit the parking location or provide a note. We can also set a timer that marks how long we've parked the car.Not only that, Google Maps also allows us to take pictures to remember the location we parked the car and send the photo to a friend's phone or family. All of these features are included in the latest Google Maps update for Android and iOS.

UK Test Highway Material from Used Plastic

 Cumbria Country - In order to minimize the use of materials, many countries are now developing highways using basic materials from recycled plastics. Not only effective in terms of material use, the road from the former plastic is also touted more durable than the existing asphalt highway. That's why the use of this material began to be tested on the streets of England, precisely in the region Cumbria County.
As reported by MSN, recycled plastic material for the highway was designed by Scottish company MacRebur. MacRebur calls this material the name MR6. To build a stronger road, MR6 will also be mixed with other highway materials.
In general, highway construction typically uses 90 percent of the mixture between stone, sand and limestone plus 10 percent of materials called bitumen oil-based. This Bitumen will later be replaced by the design MRF MacRebur.
The MacRebur party revealed that MR6 is made from a mixture of recycled plastic waste materials mixed with asphalt to provide longer lasting resistance. They also stated that roads with MR6 are less likely to crack than normal roads. In addition to this, this plastic-based road will make the tires more durable which will then improve the efficiency of the vehicle.

Unique Lamp Patent from Ford

Ford Motor Co. applied for patents for headlamps and other additional lights that are quite unique and interesting. This patent is named "vehicle lighting system with dynamic beam pattern".
This system will use a series of lights and a small mirror to project pixels. As a result, the main light can emit certain symbols and shapes on the asphalt.
Further explained, this patent consists of several applications. For example he showed how the lights can help the driver park the car.
By pressing a button on a key phob, the system will project an arrow pointing to the ground, so the rider can clearly see the length of the car. Of course this is very useful when you want to park in parallel.
The lamp can also project light to the rear of the car. It shows the driver how much space he has before, for example, hit the wall.
For this is actually more effective if using the rear camera. But the advantage is that it is cheaper.
Ford is not actually the first manufacturer to innovate on lights. Suzuki for example, recently also registered a unique lamp patent for motorcycles.
Based on the explanation on the morebikes.co.uk page, it is known that this is simply a system that allows the direction of LED lights (which amount to four) to adjust to various conditions.