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Smart Tyres For Autonomous Trucks
August 20, 2021
Ready or not, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are on the way! The Level 5 autonomy, known as "anytime, anywhere" technology that can drive a vehicle under all conditions without a driver, is ways off. However, Level 4 autonomy is already here, enabling vehicles
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Racing Tyres As A Branding Scheme
August 20, 2021
The benefits of this are multiple. First of all, they don’t need to offer the full range of sizes to stake their claim as a racing tyre manufacturer. And I need to stress I’m talking about road car racing, not F1 racers, as those tyres are basically r
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Globalisation: Thoughts Of A Bystander
August 20, 2021
It was only many years later that we learnt about the atrocities and the inhuman ways the natives of the Amazon Valley were subjected to by the white barons to develop exporting of natural rubber to Europe to provide the main raw material for the automoti
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Motor Sports Kenya – Moto Matata
August 20, 2021
Three Lions (Motif for English National Identity) Safari Rally (The Hare Race) Started initially as the Coronation rally in 1953, the Safari Rally was initiated whilst Queen Elizabeth was on her honeymoon in Kenya. It was later known as the East African R
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Motorsports Are Where Tyre Technology Evolves
August 20, 2021
Tyre research and development racing groups are working vigorously on new combinations of hardeners, fillers, polymers or fine-tuning design parameters. They are eagerly looking for ways to improve grip, durability, handling and comfort in wet or dry co
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GCAPS TRe-The Most Capable Indoor Flat- Belt Tyre Test Machine
August 20, 2021
The Global Center for Automotive Performance Simulation (GCAPS) provides accurate and affordable models to support virtual development for the transportation industry. The simulation group, which has significant experience ranging from mathematical model
