The days of checking tyre pressure could be a thing of the past
thanks to an innovation from Goodyear, which will be publicly
demonstrated for the first time at the 2012 Geneva International
Motor Show. Goodyear's Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) has been
under development in laboratories over the past two years.
Visitors to the Geneva International Motor Show will see how
tyres can remain inflated at the optimum pressure without the
need for any external pumps, electronics or driver intervention
leading to a reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
AMT will help ensure the optimum tyre pressure is maintained and
as a result could mean substantial savings at the fuel pump with
under-inflated tyres resulting in between 2.5 and 3.3% decrease
in fuel consumption, according to government and industry
research.Drivers are not concerned about tyre pressure Research
conducted by Goodyear shows that consumers are unconcerned about
their tyre pressure, with half of those surveyed not knowing
when to check thei