Michelin UPTIS Concept — 3D-Printed Lattice Tyre

Michelin / General MotorsConsumer Productssince 2017

Michelin UPTIS Concept — 3D-Printed Lattice Tyre

Airless tyre for passenger vehicles

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Challenge

Conventional pneumatic tyres can deflate, causing unsafe incidents. Airless tyre lattice structures require complex, non-uniform geometry.

Solution

Michelin's Unique Puncture-proof Tyre System (UPTIS) uses 3D-printed composite lattice structures for airless tyres. Partnered with GM for Chevy Bolt pilot programme.

Outcomes

01No punctures, no air pressure; lattice enables load-distribution geometry

Technologies

Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Source

Bolt pilot completed; development continues toward production

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APA

AM Roadmap. (2017). Michelin UPTIS Concept — 3D-Printed Lattice Tyre. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/michelin-svelte-tyre-2017

BibTeX

@misc{amroadmap_michelin_uptis_concept_3d_printed_lattic_2017,
  title  = {Michelin UPTIS Concept — 3D-Printed Lattice Tyre},
  author = {{AM Roadmap}},
  year   = {2017},
  url    = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/michelin-svelte-tyre-2017},
  note   = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}

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