Look Ma, no air! Checking out Michelin's futuristic Uptis tires
The Michelin Uptis airless tires elicit a similar response. Although shown on this 2019 Chevy Bolt EV, the goal is for Michelin's airless tires (the Uptis name is not set in stone) to show up on some future General Motors product "no sooner than 2024." If and when that happens, it will be the culmination of a journey that started 20 years ago when Michelin Senior Product Engineer Steve Cron began working with a colleague on non-pneumatic tires (the fancy word for airless).
