Hyundai Motor Group and tire big Michelin on Monday stated they’re planning to work collectively to develop future tire applied sciences for electrical autos.
The businesses on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding in Seoul. The settlement follows a five-year partnership between the 2 corporations that targeted on improvement of tire know-how for Hyundai’s electrical choices — together with Hyundai’s new electrical crossover, the Ioniq 5.
“The collaboration between Hyundai Motor Group and Michelin over the previous 5 years contributed to the profitable launch of the Hyundai Ioniq 5,” Georges Levy, Michelin’s government vice chairman of automotive authentic gear, stated in a press release. “We’re happy to announce that the connection has been prolonged for 3 extra years.”
Three areas would be the focus of the renewed partnership:
- Tires composed of environmentally pleasant supplies.
- Tires for use on “next-generation” EVs.
- A tire monitoring system for use in autonomous autos.
Some particular objectives embrace lowering vibration and noise generated by EVs at excessive speeds and growing the share of environmentally friendly materials in tires.
The brand new tire applied sciences “will discover their manner onto future premium EV fashions of Hyundai Motor Group,” the assertion stated.
