Goodyear AMT named a Popular Mechanics ‘breakthrough’

US publication Popular Mechanics has named Goodyear’s Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) a 2012 Breakthrough Award winner. The tyre maker, along with this year’s other awardees, will be honoured at a ceremony in New York City on 4 October.

“We are honoured to be named as one of Popular Mechanics’ Breakthrough Award winners for 2012,” stated Goodyear’s chief technical officer Jean-Claude Kihn. “Our Air Maintenance Technology will enhance driving performance, while having a positive impact on the environment through improved fuel efficiency, reduced emissions and extended tyre life. This award highlights the innovative work of our engineers, as well as our efforts to bring a relevant product to market.”

“We are once again excited to recognise this year’s list of incredible honourees for their role in shaping the future,” added James B. Meigs, editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics. “From a featherweight metal to the world’s fastest and most electrically efficient supercomputer, this year’s winners embody the creative spirit that the Breakthrough Awards were founded upon.”

Now in their eighth years, the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards recognise the innovators and products that have dramatically advanced the fields of technology, medicine, space exploration, automotive design, environmental engineering and more. The awards are given in two categories: innovators, whose inventions will make the world smarter, safer and more efficient in the years to come, and products, which are setting benchmarks in design and engineering today. Goodyear has is being honoured in the innovators category.