AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company's Eagle-360 concept tire has been named
one of Time magazine's "Best Inventions of the Year 2016."
Each year, Time magazine's technology editors list the
year's "best inventions that are making the world better, smarter
and—in some cases—a little more fun." This year's list includes 25
inventions, which in addition to Goodyear's Eagle-360 concept,
includes a virtual reality headset, shoes that lace themselves, a
solar roof collaboration between Tesla and SolarCity, and the Chevy
Bolt electric vehicle.
"By steadily reducing the driver interaction and intervention in
self-driving vehicles, tires will play an even more important role
as the primary link to the road," said Goodyear's Chief Technical
Officer Joe
Zekoski. "Goodyear's concept tires play a dual role in
that future both as creative platforms to push the boundaries of
conventional thinking and testbeds for next-generation
technologies."
The Goodyear Eagle-360 is a spherical-shaped design concept tire
that would provide self-driving cars ultimate maneuverability,
connectivity and biomimicry to increase safety. An in-depth
description of the concept's technology can be viewed online at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSFYwDDVgac.
"Although the Eagle-360 is a future concept, it represents an
essential aspect of Goodyear's innovation strategy and our vision
for smart and safe mobility."
A full list of the 2016 Time magazine "Best Inventions of the
Year 2016" is available online at
http://time.com/4572079/best-inventions-2016/.
Goodyear (NASDAQ: GT) is one of the world's largest tire
companies. Goodyear employs approximately 66,000 people and
manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 22 countries around
the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art
products and services that set the technology and performance
standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and
its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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