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They’re Actually Reinventing the Wheel to Keep Up With Robocars
- Sumitomo, Koito are among firms trying to reinvent old things
- $57 billion market for autonomous-vehicle parts at stake
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The car industry is reinventing the wheel to prepare for autonomous vehicles.
Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd., whose roots stretch back to when Henry Ford was building his Model T, is developing a “smart tire” that can monitor its own air pressure and temperature, and eventually respond by itself to changes in road conditions.