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Goodyear Eagle-360 Concept Tire Turns Tires Into Multi-Axis Spheres

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Goodyear has a design for tires that turn them from rings of rubber into advanced spheres. The Goodyear Eagle-360 concept is one that positions the car magnetically levitated above the tires, and the tire would turn on axis as needed to steer and control the vehicle.

Not only does this allow the vehicle to do some impressive parallel parking maneuvers, but it also allows on board processing to fine tune the grip the car has on the road by shifting the axis of inclination as needed. It can also shift the angle as needed to maximize even tire wear.

Just imagine how nimble a car could be if each wheel was free to rotate as needed. The vehicle could turn literal 90 degree corners as needed, and it could navigate a maze without consideration for a turning radius. While it would take a lot of computational power just to make this vehicle steer, it would no doubt be a fantastic ride.

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