TAMPA, Fla. (FOX 13) - They're re-inventing the wheel -- literally. Michelin and General Motors have partnered up to create a new "airless" wheel that would replace traditional car tires. The Uptis ...

Flat tires and blowouts may soon be a thing of the past, if Michelin’s latest venture pans out. The company has teamed up with General Motors to create the first-ever airless, puncture-proof tires.

At the University of Illinois Department of Aerospace Engineering, researchers used computer simulations and algorithms to help find the best structural patterns for use in a non-pneumatic, ...

GREENVILLE, SC (WSPA) – Michelin and General Motors are working on a new wheel technology that will make flat tires a thing of the past. The new Uptis Prototype (“Unique Puncture-proof Tire System”) ...

Although it'd be unfair to say that tires are one of the more old-fashioned aspects of your modern car - since tire manufacturers spend millions constantly developing them - they do have their flaws.

COLMAR-BERG, Luxembourg — Airless tires that never go flat or need to be inflated: It’s a decades-long dream that manufacturers hope to turn into a reality soon, but for truck drivers first. The ...