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GOODYEAR INTRODUCES FIRST REAL-TIME TIRE INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AT 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
The wireless, built-in sensor will be featured on tires for the NASCAR Garage 56 entry AKRON, Ohio, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
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[{"type":"text","content":"The wireless, built-in sensor will be featured on tires for the NASCAR Garage 56 entry\nAKRON, Ohio, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today introduced racing tires with the first real-time intelligence capability to record tire pressure and temperature to be featured on the NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Garage 56 entry in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans to be held on June 10 – 11, 2023.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe Goodyear Racing tires are outfitted with an innovative passive, non-battery, sensor cured into the tire during production. This sensor is powered by Goodyear SightLine, Goodyear's intelligent technology that will provide real-time tire data to Hendrick Motorsports as the race unfolds. Engineers and drivers will be able to leverage the tire intelligence data to understand tire pressure and temperature to optimize the vehicle's performance by adjusting the car and driver settings in real time.\n\"Because tires are a vehicle's only connection to the road, they have the potential to provide tremendous real-time insight that improves the performance of drivers under the most grueling of conditions. Goodyear is extremely proud to have the tire intelligence to unlock this potential in motorsports, and it's been a privilege to partner with NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet on this Garage 56 entry,\" said Rich Kramer, Goodyear's chairman, CEO & president.\nBeyond the tire intelligence application, Goodyear has also engineered three types of tires for the NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Garage 56 entry to withstand any potential weather conditions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, including:\nRacing tires for dry conditions that help provide high levels of endurance and grip allowing the car to compete for the full 24 hours of Le Mans race;Intermediate wet tires for mist to light rain conditions to help the car perform at its maximum potential in inclement weather; andFull wet tires for heavy rains featuring a unique tread design and tire construction to help channel water out of the tire surface's contact patch while using a softer tread compound to help maintain grip when the temperature of the racetrack is cooler.All of the Goodyear tires for the NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Garage 56 entry were built by hand in Akron, Ohio, at Goodyear's Innovation Cen...