Analysis: Inside Goodyear s push into the mobility space
ERIN PUSTAY BEAVEN
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Goodyear Ventures said it will invest in TuSimple, which is focused on developing autonomous driving for the logistics industry.
For Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the path to future mobility ventures off the paved roadways, onto the sidewalks and straight through the clouds.
Through a series of investments and partnerships, the Akron-based tiremaker is learning to harness the power of technology to develop solutions that drive mobility further.
To do that, Goodyear needs data lots of data and plenty of feedback. It also needs some relatively efficient ways to collect and analyze those data points and ideas. By pairing the right insights with the right R&D, Goodyear says it can develop solutions that provide its customers consumers and fleet operators alike with the ability to move efficiently within new mobility landscapes.