Smart Rubber: Pirelli Invests in Its AI-Enabled Future

Pirelli tires will be better connected to the road in the future, not just through evolutions in compounds but also the use of artificial intelligence.

The Italian tire manufacturer and high-end consumer goods company this week announced it has acquired a 30-percent stake in Univrses, a Stockholm-based deep tech company specializing in computer vision and AI. The deal allows the option for Pirelli to reach a majority stake.

Univrses 3DAI vehicle technology is the strength of its operations. It is software that enables autonomous operation perception functionality for vehicles, including 3D positioning, 3D mapping and special AI. The AI-powered system digitizes…

Source: Newsweek