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international tyre news
Goodyear, Envoy Technologies Pilot Digital Service Solution for Shared, On-Demand EV Fleets
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which prides itself as a leading supplier of tyres and solutions for future mobility, recently announced a new pilot programme with Envoy Tech- nologies, a provider of shared on-demand, community-based electric vehicles (EVs). The pilot, which was launched early in Ohio this year, is testing services aimed at minimising operational downtime for ve-
Goodyear’s unique predictive tyre servicing solution for connected - pointments with Goodyear’s on-demand scheduling programme, helping to keep its vehicles operational and avoid the typically un- foreseen issues that might suddenly force a shared vehicle to be pulled from service.
To do this, Goodyear gathers secure, anonymised data from En- voy’s connected vehicles and uses it to predict and schedule service needs. Goodyear then utilises its network of outlets and mobile vans to provide service to the vehicles. The mobile vans could install tyres on-site at their charging stations, maintaining vehicle safety with
“With on-demand car sharing and ride hailing services on the rise, -
Envoy provides shared, community-based electric vehicles where dedicated to deployment in disadvantaged communities. The two- year-old company recently passed a milestone of more than 100 vehicles deployed at partner sites with a pipeline of 1,800 vehicles to be launched in major metropolitan areas across the nation, includ- ing Portland, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, New York, Boston, Miami and Washington, D.C.
management services and ensures vehicle readiness for our cus- tomers,” said Envoy co-founder Aric Ohana. “As Envoy continues to expand across the nation, Goodyear is uniquely positioned to pro-
expertise, intelligent products and a vast service network to deliver complete solutions for the future of mobility.
with Tesloop, a city-to-city mobility service that exclusively uses Tesla electric vehicles, and the commercialisation of Goodyear Proactive So- - precisely identify and resolve tyre-related issues before they happen.
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