A joint research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Unmanned Exploration ...

Sending a rover into space to explore other celestial bodies comes with a dizzying array of challenges, and one of the most ...

Michelin built its name on tires that ride on a cushion of air. But the top tire-maker in the world sees the future as completely airless. “We are convinced at Michelin that airless is the future ...

The next generation of lunar exploration may not ride on bulky four-wheeled buggies but on compact two-wheeled machines ...

We've been reporting on Michelin's airless tire technology for more than 16 years now. Indeed, the first time we wrote about the "Tweel" back in 2005, it quickly became the most popular story ever for ...

Ever had a flat tire you needed to fix on the freeway at 2 a.m., lit only by headlights and pure regret? You've probably pondered: Why the hell aren't we on airless tires by now? They're flat-proof, ...

Airless tires (also known as non-pneumatic tires) are exactly what they sound like: tires that don't depend on air pressure to hold their shape or support the vehicle's weight. Unlike traditional ...

General Motors on Tuesday said it will test a prototype airless tire from Michelin. The prototype is called the Uptis, short for Unique Puncture-proof Tire System, and GM plans to test them on a fleet ...

They say that you shouldn’t waste time reinventing the wheel — don’t fix what ain’t broken, right? But that’s exactly what Michelin is trying to do. The major manufacturer of automobile tires has for ...

The idea of an airless tire holds tremendous possibility, with obvious advantages over the common pneumatic version. No longer would a small puncture create a flat and halt the movement of a vehicle, ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: From the wheels of NASA's moon rover to Michelin's Tweel, we've seen tires that don't need air for decades. We've even seen prototypes for everyday ...