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Bridgestone invests in autonomous vehicle technology provider May Mobility

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Bridgestone Americas, one of the world’s manufacturer of tires and sustainable mobility solutions, has made a minority investment in May Mobility, a startup developing autonomous vehicle technology.

This marks Bridgestone’s first investment in public-serving autonomous vehicles.

May Mobility leverages its innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making system aimed at making transportation safer, more accessible, equitable, and sustainable. [Read more…] about Bridgestone invests in autonomous vehicle technology provider May Mobility

Einride partners with Bridgestone to develop electric and autonomous trucks

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Einride and Bridgestone have agreed a partnership aimed at co-creating innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for electrified and autonomous Class 8 vehicles – trucks.

The collaboration will allow Einride to collect new layers of safety and efficiency-related data from Bridgestone’s smart-sensing tires, while enabling Bridgestone to integrate its advanced mobility technologies into Einride’s onboard vehicle platforms.

Together, the companies will work to create safer and more efficient mobility solutions to drive a more sustainable future for large commercial truck fleets. [Read more…] about Einride partners with Bridgestone to develop electric and autonomous trucks

Bridgestone invests in autonomous truck developer Kodiak Robotics

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Bridgestone Americas has made a minority investment in Kodiak Robotics, a US-based self-driving trucking company.

The partnership will allow Bridgestone to integrate its smart-sensing tire technologies and fleet solutions into Kodiak’s level 4 autonomous trucks.

The companies will also pilot future autonomous and smart tire technologies to further enhance vehicle intelligence and advance toward a safer, more efficient, and more sustainable mobility future. [Read more…] about Bridgestone invests in autonomous truck developer Kodiak Robotics