Black-Owned startup works w/ NASA, Hyundai; Calls on Black celebrities, investors & engineers to help disrupt the $300B Global Tire Industry
AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Β The SMART Tire Company (STC) was formed to commercialize a new category of advanced tires invented at NASA for the Mars Rover program. Their first product, a high-performance airless (never flat) bicycle tire made from shape memory alloys, was named to TIME Best Inventions of 2023 and is due out this year. In future development are automotive and trucking tires, starting with an early proof of concept being developed for Hyundai Motors. Last year, SMART tires were also featured on a NASCAR-sponsored moon rover concept at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO.