That steady highway hum isn’t always a problem. Learn how pavement, summer compounds, and XL construction amplify noise—and ...

Recommending low-noise tires requires setting realistic expectations. Tire design always involves trade-offs among performance characteristics.

Have you ever been annoyed by the tire noise in your car and wondered what could be the reason? There are several reasons why the tires in your car are making a noise, but most of it is down to the ...

Nearly every hobby in the world has a joke that goes something like this, borrowed from motorsport: Fast, reliable, cheap; pick any two. The same concept applies to the art and science of tire ...

New electric and hybrid vehicles bring new challenges for tire manufacturers: because the car itself is so quiet, tire noise is more noticeable. And, with maximizing vehicle range at top of mind, ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is getting in on the specialty tire game for electric vehicles with its new all-season ElectricDrive GT tire. Basically, this bad boy is designed to reduce road noise and ...

SEOUL, South Korea—Nexen Tire Co. Ltd. has developed an artificial intelligence-based technology that it claims will allow it to reduce both tire noise and pass-by noise generated by cars and tires.

Research on tire dynamics and associated road noise continues to expand our understanding of vehicle performance, safety and environmental impact. Recent studies have developed both analytical and ...

Electric vehicles need tires that were designed with different priorities. And this past week another big player in tires, Goodyear, is recognizing that—with its first North American-market ...

With good ratings in terms of rolling resistance, noise, and braking distance, Continental’s recently launched VanContact Ultra summer tire is one solid option to consider for your van. Follow us: ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber patented a pneumatic tire design with multiple layers of open cell noise damping foam strip material attached to the innerliner below the tread portion. The layers are ...