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Each year Gripdetective publishes overall rankings for the best all-season tires in Europe based on testing from a variety of sources, and the 2020 analysis has just been released.

The Geneva Motor Show officially wrapped up on Sunday. We've detailed the concept cars, the supercars, and the adventure vehicles, and now that the show is officially over, we take one last look back.

The motorcycle auction marketplace evolved rapidly at the year-defining Las Vegas auctions this year, both on a macro and micro level. Mecum's five day sale was the largest motorcycle auction ever held, while Bonhams set a new world record by fetching $979,000 for a 1951 Vincent Black Lightning.

​In 2011 we first heard about Bridgestone's prototype AirFree Concept automobile tires, which utilized flexing thermoplastic resin "spokes" instead of compressed air. As it turns out, a just-announced bicycle version of those tires may end up beating the original to the market.

The Tokyo Institute of Technology and Bridgestone Tires have developed a new hydraulic robotic muscle that is lightweight, yet is five to ten times as strong as conventional electric motors.

The Contact Area Information Sensing (CAIS) system includes a sensor on the tire’s internal wall that monitors its interaction with the road surface and informs the driver accordingly. In development since 2011, the CAIS is finally ready for commercial applications.

When you think of Bridgestone, you probably think of tires. The fact is, though, it also makes bikes, golf equipment, and has tried its hand at motorcycles. Bridgestone decided to combine all three things in one stunning concept vehicle – a pedal-electric trike that can carry a set of golf clubs.

Bridgestone has joined forces with Ohio State University to test the Russian dandelion as a raw material for tire rubber.

Yamaha's MotoGP tilt is on the pace for 2012.

Bridgestone's airless tires can't go flat.

Europe's under-inflated tires add 4.8 million tons of CO2 emissions per year