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The First Airless Mobility Solution for Passenger Vehicles

The MICHELIN^® Uptis (Unique Puncture-Proof Tire System) is an airless mobility solution for passenger vehicles, which reduces the risk of flat tires and other air loss failures that result from punctures or road hazards.

Through Michelin's expertise in high-tech materials, Uptis is a significant development in existing airless mobility technology. Uptis eliminates the need for pressure checks, making it ideal for self-driving vehicles and passenger car fleets.

General Motors, a major global OEM and valued partner to Michelin, has signed a joint research agreement as a co-development partner, with the breakthrough goal of making Uptis a mainstream reality on passenger vehicles as early as mid-decade.

Uptis's revolutionary design and materials will yield sustainability benefits, such as reducing the number of tires that are condemned to scrap and reducing overall raw materials and energy used in tire production.

The MICHELIN^® Uptis tire is an assembled airless mobility solution made accessible to passenger vehicles, which offers many advantages.

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Car drivers feel safe and secure on the road due to the reduced risk of flat tires and other air loss failures that result from punctures or road hazards.

Fleet owners and professional vehicle drivers optimize their business productivity (no downtime from flats, near-zero levels of maintenance).

Raw material is reduced, which in turn reduces waste.

The MICHELIN^® Uptis tire represents a major advancement toward achieving Michelin’s VISION concept, which includes four pillars of innovation: airless, connected, 3D-printed and 100% sustainable (renewable and bio-sourced).

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Airless technology enables Uptis to reduce the risk of flat tires and other air loss failures that result from punctures or road hazards. When applied to large-scale production, this characteristic means Uptis offers significant potential for reducing the use of raw materials and waste.*

12%

of tires scrapped each year due to unreparable air loss failures

of tires scrapped each year due to irregular wear by improper tire pressure

~20%

of scrapped tires could be addressed by Uptis

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Dedicated to the improvement of sustainable mobility, Michelin designs, manufactures, and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks, and motorcycles. The company has earned a long-standing reputation for building innovative premium tires. In addition to tires, the company also publishes travel guides, hotel and restaurant guides, maps, and road atlases. Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Michelin North America, Inc. (www.michelinman.com) employs more than 20,000 people and operates 19 major manufacturing plants, which includes 3,500 people in its three plants in Nova Scotia and its office based in Laval, Quebec. For information, see Michelin.ca.