That’s the promise of airless car tire technology. “Conventional tires naturally lose pressure over time, which affects handling, braking distance, and fuel economy,” explains David Bodzioch, ...

A piece of rubber that shrugs off nails ... unveiled a concept for its Uptis tire a few years back. Now the airless wheel casing is almost ready to hit the road. The iconic French company has ...

The tire itself is a 26-inch airless radial tire ... It can deform a bit to the terrain below, which also increases its off-road traction ability. That's why it should present a sweet off-road ...

It brought to the market a very real, very relevant airless tire that found its niche in the off-road space. In fact, Tweel has proven itself so relevant that just about every major tire maker is ...

It's advancing. "You can go and get Tweels right now," Rachita said. "There are a lot of markets that are using these engineered airless tires that are off-road, mainly industrial applications." This ...

Tire manufacturers have been working on designs for “airless” tires for years now. While some products are on the market for small off-road applications, others remain as internal prototypes only.

“The Tweel Airless Radial Tire is a top-loaded ... “The focus [of Michelin’s X Tweel] will continue to be in the off-road environment where tire satisfaction is low due to interrupted ...

Of course, until the rubber quite literally hits the road, this is all heresay ... While nobody can say if these airless tires will ever take off, I want to see an increasing pace of testing ...

At one point it looked like airless tires might be ready for the road surprisingly soon. In 2019, with the introduction of Uptis, Michelin and GM announced that the automaker would be testing it ...

CAESAREA, Israel — Galileo Wheel Ltd., the maker of CupWheel technology for off-road tires, has launched SkidCup, an airless tire for skid steers and loaders. The company claims it is the first major ...

Airless tires have been “a few years away” from production for decades now. They’re one of the automotive version of vaporware (at least those meant for passenger vehicles), always on the ...