Why Michelin Reinvented The Wheel: The Michelin Vision by Innovative Techs
Geschreven op 12-10-2021 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Vervoer en OV
In 1846, Robert Thompson patented the world’s first automobile tire.
The design, and its subsequent modifications, turned out to be so successful that for the next 150 years the world did not even think to switch to another technology.
Until one of the Michelin largest tire companies decided to reinvent the wheel in the early 2000s.
And while others condescendingly tried to explain that no one needed experiments in this area, the company, step by step, created a new technology that could completely change the car market in the world. Why was it necessary to reinvent the wheel?
See also: The Michelin Vision: De Perfecte Duurzame Autoband van de Toekomst by Michelin – New Wheel Concept For Electric Vehicles: Turns The Conventional Wheel Inside Out by Continental – De Autoband van de Toekomst: De BHO3 Autoband die Energie Opwekt by Good Year – New Wheel Concept For Electric Vehicles: Turns The Conventional Wheel Inside Out by Continental – The Goodyear Eagle-360 Concept Tyre: The Spherical Tyre by Goodyear – Top 10 Most Advanced Futuristic Tires You should See to Believe – 11 Outrageous Future Tires – Microplastics van Autobanden Slecht voor het Milieu: Autobandengruis Grote Milieuvervuiler – Verkeer en Waterstaat start Campagne De Nieuwe Band – Het Energielabel voor Autobanden – De Stille Band: De Nieuwe Band
