SIT – the Self Inflating Tire technology received another prestigious industry award

The SIT technology now holds a unique combination of awards from the world's most important automotive and tire professional forums.

Press Release, March 2009 - PDF, 28kB

Achievements

  • SIT – the Self Inflating Tire won the prestigious Tire Technology of the Year award at the Tire Technology Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2009, which were presented at the Tire Technology Expo in Hamburg, Germany

  • Media coverage of the event:

    "Self-Inflation Tyres Win An Industry Oscar!"
    http://www.etyres.co.uk/news/self-inflation-tyres-win-an-industry-oscar-1182.html

    "SELF-INFLATING TIRE TECHNOLOGY TRIUMPHS AT THE 2009 TIRE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS FOR INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE"
    http://www.newspress.co.uk/DAILY_LINKS/arc_feb_2009/190209tti.htm

    Official page of the event:
    http://www.tiretechnology-expo.com/awards.html

    "Now in its ninth year, Tire Technology Expo is the world's most important Tire Manufacturing Technology Exhibition and Conference. "
    http://www.tiretechnology-expo.com/index.html

    Coda Development with SIT was on a shortlist of four nominations for this award together with Pirelli, Goodyear and Amerityre.

  • Related quotes:

    Obama's Call for Tire Inflation to Beat Gas Crunch:
    "There are things you can do individually, though, to save energy. ... Making sure your tires are properly inflated - simple thing. But we could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling.“ Barack Obama, Aug. 1 2008 speech in Springfield, M

    Schwarzenegger Jumps On Obama ‘Proper Tire Inflation’ Bandwagon:
    “You can reduce your fuel costs by more than 15%. And I am talking about simple things, like proper tire pressure, avoiding rapid starts and stops, and keeping your engine tuned."



SAE World Congress 2008 Award
During its first public presentation the SIT technology won a prestigious Technology Award at the 2008 SAE World Congress in Detroit, USA