SHANGHAI, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire
& Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced a strategic
collaboration with Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a global provider of
self-driving truck technology, to provide optimized, autonomous
trucking solutions that elevate the intelligent and connected
transformation of the logistics industry.
Through this collaboration, Goodyear's suite of services,
including connected tires, will further enhance transportation
efficiency and safety for semi-trucks powered by Plus's Level 4
autonomous driving technology while also reducing carbon
impact.
Goodyear and Plus will explore how Plus's autonomous driving
system can incorporate feedback from Goodyear's connected tires
into Plus's online, machine learning-based fuel economy efficiency,
to further improve fuel economy.
Integrating Goodyear's intelligent tires with Plus's autonomous
driving system can also improve a vehicle's overall performance in
severe weather and extreme road conditions.
Plus is already deploying its driver-in autonomous driving
solution, PlusDrive, to customers and is expected to start
production of the FAW J7 L3 truck (First Automobile Works) powered
by PlusDrive in the third quarter of 2021.
"Tires are the only thing on a vehicle that touches the ground
and it's this critical position that can help us enable future
mobility solutions like autonomous transportation," said
Chris Helsel, SVP Global Operations
& CTO of Goodyear. "With our leadership in products and
innovation, Goodyear is supporting efficient fleet operations and
is pleased to drive more possibilities for the logistics industry
with Plus."
Shawn Kerrigan, COO and
Co-founder of Plus, said, "We are constantly exploring new
opportunities to generate more value for customers using our
autonomous driving technology. The collaboration between Plus and
Goodyear enables us to leverage both companies' innovative fuel
efficiency technologies, and harness these to further improve the
performance of autonomous trucks."
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It
employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 55
facilities in 23 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.
About Plus
Plus is a global leader in autonomous driving technology for
long-haul trucking, headquartered in Silicon Valley and founded in
2016 by serial entrepreneurs and industry veterans who have
extensive experience in high tech and artificial intelligence. Plus
is developing low-cost, high-performance full-stack Level 4
autonomous driving technology to make long-haul trucking safer,
more efficient, and more sustainable. Plus is also collaborating
with leading truck manufacturers, fleets, and ecosystem partners to
drive the development of decarbonization transportation solutions
including autonomous trucks powered by natural gas. For more
information, please visit www.plus.ai or follow us on LinkedIn
or YouTube.
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