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Tire manufacturer Hankook teamed up with Hyundai for a new airless concept tire called the i-Flex, which is meant to bring important benefits for autonomous mobility. The tire was presented at this year’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show).
Hankook is a global tire manufacturer whose products are suitable for a wide range of applications. The company makes tires for all types of vehicles, from small passenger cars to SUVs, trucks, RVs, buses, and even motorsports.
Hyundai Motor Company and Hankook started a collaboration with the latter bringing to the table its latest airless i-Flex tire concept. This tire is meant to go with Hyundai’s Plug & Drive (PnD) module, which was also unveiled at the CES. The i-Flex is fitted to maximize the characteristics and functions of the PnD module.
Hankook’s tire is described as a futuristic non-pneumatic one with a biometric design. Thanks to this design, the i-Flex is supposed to offer impressive shock absorption and load-bearing capacity. The fact that it has an airless construction also makes it safer and reduces maintenance costs.
With Hankook’s tire not requiring air-pressure monitoring or refills, the i-Flex is an optimal solution for autonomous vehicles.
In its recently presented version, the i-Flex comes in a compact 10” format with a diameter of 400 mm (15.7”) and a width of 105 mm (4.1”). It has a c-shaped concave tread profile that ensures the maximum contact patch and is designed for multidirectional vehicle movement.
Hyundai’s PnD modular platform is described as an all-in-one solution for its MoT (Mobility of Things) ecosystem in which everything from small objects to community spaces will gain mobility using Hyundai’s robotics technologies. The platform is supposed to be adaptive and expandable, offering intelligent steering (the steering wheel can turn 360 degrees), LiDAR, and camera sensors that allow it to move around autonomously and more.
For now, all of the above remain bold and futuristic concepts with no clear intentions of bringing them to fruition being announced by neither Hyundai nor Hankook.
Hyundai Motor Company and Hankook started a collaboration with the latter bringing to the table its latest airless i-Flex tire concept. This tire is meant to go with Hyundai’s Plug & Drive (PnD) module, which was also unveiled at the CES. The i-Flex is fitted to maximize the characteristics and functions of the PnD module.
Hankook’s tire is described as a futuristic non-pneumatic one with a biometric design. Thanks to this design, the i-Flex is supposed to offer impressive shock absorption and load-bearing capacity. The fact that it has an airless construction also makes it safer and reduces maintenance costs.
With Hankook’s tire not requiring air-pressure monitoring or refills, the i-Flex is an optimal solution for autonomous vehicles.
In its recently presented version, the i-Flex comes in a compact 10” format with a diameter of 400 mm (15.7”) and a width of 105 mm (4.1”). It has a c-shaped concave tread profile that ensures the maximum contact patch and is designed for multidirectional vehicle movement.
Hyundai’s PnD modular platform is described as an all-in-one solution for its MoT (Mobility of Things) ecosystem in which everything from small objects to community spaces will gain mobility using Hyundai’s robotics technologies. The platform is supposed to be adaptive and expandable, offering intelligent steering (the steering wheel can turn 360 degrees), LiDAR, and camera sensors that allow it to move around autonomously and more.
For now, all of the above remain bold and futuristic concepts with no clear intentions of bringing them to fruition being announced by neither Hyundai nor Hankook.
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