Falken Original Equipment on Toyota Mirai
18/12/2020
Launched overseas in 2014, the Toyota Mirai was one of the world's first hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and a huge step towards Toyota's goal of achieving zero emission mobility by 2050.
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Remote Tyre Pressure Monitoring for Autonomous Vehicles
01/12/2020
Falken's parent company, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has begun proof of concept testing for its new tyre pressure management solution that enables the remote monitoring of tyre pressures and temperatures, which will be crucial for the safe operation of autonomous vehicles.
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Fixing Tyre Flat Spots
08/09/2020
In the past couple of months vehicle usage has improved and requests for driving directions in Apple Maps has returned to baseline levels.
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FALKEN TRUCK TYRES EASY FIT FOR LIVERPOOL FC
22/06/2020
Primed to carry some of the world's best footballers as and when safety precautions permit, the scarlet coach is fitted with Falken's latest commercial vehicle tyres.
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Particle Beam Improves Tyres
05/03/2020
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), in conjunction with Ibaraki University (Japan), have established a new technique to observe and analyse individual materials within tyre rubber.
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Falken Doubles Up On Porsche 911's For 2020 Nürburgring Endurance Races
05/02/2020
Falken Tyres have confirmed its 2020 motorsport plans, announcing it will run a pair of the latest specification GT3 Porsche 911 GT3 R in both the Nürburgring Endurance Series (formerly known as the VLN) and the Nürburgring 24h race.
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Deodorising Tyres
01/04/2020
The latest advancement see a raw material processing technique which reduces the rubber odour in tyres by over 50%.
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Autonomous Vehicles and TPMS Advancement
05/12/2019
The next crucial step as part of ongoing research between Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) and Gunma University has been made. The collaboration, conducted at the Centre for Research on Adoption of Nextgen Transportation Systems (CRANTS) has completed the process of establishing remote communication between tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) on an autonomous vehicle and a fixed location.
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Artificial Intelligence Improves Tyre Performance
05/12/2019
Falken’s parent company, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), has developed a new technology that utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the properties of rubber.
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Falken Wins Formula Drift Triple
04/12/2019
Falken drift driver James Deane claimed his third Formula Drift Pro title at Irwindale Speedway, California, on 19 October 2019. The 28-year-old Irishman joined the series in 2017 and has won every year since, making him the first person in Formula Drift history to win three consecutive titles.
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