Goodyear, a leader in connected mobility, and Gatik, a leader in mid-range autonomous B2B logistics, announced that they have implemented the use of smart tires in an autonomous driving context
Gatik’s autonomous fleet of class 3-7 vans has grown very significantly safety, precision and performance of its self-driving vehicles. A great step forward in this sense was indeed thanks to the adoption of Goodyear tyres Endurance RSA with the tecnologia Goodyear SightLinemounted on the vehicles of the Gatik company fleet.
They also benefit from these technologies the safety and overall accuracy of operations, as well as uptime and delivery reliability. During 2024 Gatik therefore plans to extend the collaboration with Goodyear to equip a large part of its autonomous fleet in the United States and Canada.
Goodyear and Gatik: fast deliveries and safety at the highest levels
Vehicles equipped with smart tires will be able to react in a manner increasingly similar to that of a driver in the flesh and the data collected as part of this collaboration will be invaluable to both companies. Goodyear can in fact count on a massive amount of data collected in real time by Gatik’s fleet, further improving its technologies.
Gatik for its part will be able to benefit from all the improvements introduced by the partner for make its autonomous fleet increasingly efficient and competitive. There are many parameters taken into consideration in the development phase, starting from cornering and braking stiffness, rolling resistance and tire load. All tests were carried out in depth on real roads and in various driving and loading conditionsto allow the means to adapt promptly and in absolute autonomy to any context, without uncertainties and in an absolutely reliable manner.
Integrated tests for the benefit of technological progress
The companies collaborated to lead decisive tests at the Goodyear Proving Ground in San Angelo (Texas), to guarantee testing in a safe environment closed to traffic. Within this area they have been reproduced more and less common road scenarios, accompanied by traffic lights, road signs and sharp curves. evasive maneuvers, anticipation of collisions and precise maintenance of lanes and safety distances were the subject of great attention.
The possibility of adopting the advanced solution of Goodyear predictive road condition monitoring in Gatik’s autonomous driving system will allow you to manage deliveries in an extremely optimized way for Gatik customers, which include the largest ones grocery stores, retailers, distributors, e-commerce platforms and U.S. consumer goods companies.
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