“Well that just doesn’t look right.” When you’re used to looking at something that hasn’t fundamentally changed in more than a century, a radical switch-up is going to be jarring. Like finding a ...

There’s a reason why not many are brave enough to attempt to reinvent the wheel: doing it is a complicated, challenging and lengthy process. When it comes to tires, though, Michelin is happy to report ...

This is the third of three stories examining the differing approaches each of the world's three largest tire makers—Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear—have taken in their journeys to develop and ...

Forget fixing flats, monitoring air pressure, and replacing punctured tires long before they’re worn out. Michelin aims to take air out of the equation altogether with its new Uptis design (or “Unique ...

Michelin and General Motors presented a new generation of airless wheel technology for passenger vehicles — the Michelin Uptis (or Unique Puncture-proof Tire System) prototype — at the Movin'On Summit ...

Airless tires have been around for a long time on industrial machinery like forklifts and other devices. However, those tires haven't been available for passenger vehicles until now. Michelin is ...

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France—Michelin is delivering on its promise to bring Uptis—its much-anticipated airless tire—to the market. And it's all running ahead of schedule. DHL delivery vehicles fitted with ...

Michelin earlier this month unveiled an airless, non-pneumatic concept tire at its Movin’On Summit in Montreal, which it developed via a partnership with General Motors. The Uptis tire follows the ...

The first public, real-world demo of the innovative airless Michelin Uptis tire was recently carried out at the IAA Mobility show in Munich. The Michelin Uptis tire (Uptis is short for Unique Puncture ...

BERLIN — The publisher of Auto Bild, one of Europe's largest consumer automotive magazines, has recognized Group Michelin's Uptis non-pneumatic tire/wheel concept with its "Golden Steering Wheel" ...

PARIS — France's national postal system, Groupe La Poste, has agreed to work with Michelin Group over the coming two years to test the tire maker's UPTIS non-pneumatic tire/wheel hybrid on ...

Flat tires have been the bane of motorists’ existence ever since cars first set rubber to road more than a century ago. Just about everyone who’s been driving for a while has had to deal with one, and ...