Goodyear unveils Eagle 360 Urban concept tyre powered by artificial intelligence

With last year's Eagle 360 concept, Goodyear explored the possibilities of a future with autonomous vehicles. The tyre's unique spherical shape moves in all directions, matching the demands of autonomous driving through increased levels of comfort, safety and manoeuvrability. This year, with the Eagle 360 Urban, Goodyear is pushing the boundaries even further by giving the concept tyre a 'brain' and the ability to put knowledge into practice.

The Eagle 360 Urban is Goodyear's long-term vision and the first concept tyre to be powered by artificial intelligence. It has the ability to sense, decide, transform and interact. Goodyear is using artificial intelligence to integrate the Eagle 360 Urban into the car's nervous system and the connected world of the Internet of Things. Goodyear's Eagle 360 Urban features bionic skin with a sensor network, which allows the concept tyre to monitor road conditions, its environment and its own status.

The Eagle 360 Urban also captures information on its surroundings in real-time with the help of connectivity with other vehicles, infrastructure, as well as traffic and mobility systems. By combining data from multiple sources and processing it instantaneously using neural networks embedded with deep learning algorithms, the Eagle 360 Urban can decide on the most appropriate course of action. And with the help of artificial intelligence, the Eagle 360 Urban is able to learn from previous actions in order to optimise future responses.