Associated tags: NASCAR, STC, NASA, SMART, Tire manufacturing, Black History Month, National Museum of Australia, Moon, Table tennis rubber, Recycling, Kickstarter, Future, CO2, Hyundai, National Speed Limits (Malaysia), IBM Quantum Experience, Survivor, Shark Tank, Hyundai Kia R&D Museum, TechCrunch
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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Tire manufacturing AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 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.
Key Points:
- Black-Owned startup The SMART Tire Company is calling on Black celebrities, investors & engineers to help disrupt the $300B Global Tire Industry.
- SMART Tire makes the world's first high performance airless tires, based on shape memory alloy technology originally invented at NASA.
- In future development are automotive and trucking tires, starting with an early proof of concept being developed for Hyundai Motors.
- The SMART Tire Company is now calling upon black innovators and entrepreneurs everywhere to join forces in shaping the future of mobility and challenging the status quo in the $300B global tire industry.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Mars AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SMART Tire Company, co-founded by Survivor: Fiji winner Earl Cole and previously appearing on Shark Tank, has announced pre-sales of their airless bicycle tires made from shape memory alloys, the same sustainable, advanced material technology used by NASA for future rover missions.
Key Points:
- According to the company, METL tires are not only the world's first high-performance airless tire, but also a sustainable and long-lasting solution to tire waste.
- The SMART Tire Company has announced pre-sales of their airless bicycle tires made from shape memory alloys, the same sustainable, advanced material technology used by NASA for future rover missions.
- Tires are available exclusively through Kickstarter in common 700c road/gravel bike sizes, where the company is selling 1000 first-edition tires (500 sets).
- Rather than discarding tires when they go flat, or have worn out, SMART Tires allow the rubber treads to be replaced.
