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Edmunds
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Edmunds
Behind the Scenes of Pirelli's New P Zero Performance Tire
To many drivers, tires are the unsung heroes of modern mobility. Even with all the cool new technology packed into every vehicle on the road, your tires are the only part of that vehicle that actually comes in contact with the ground. They're responsible for handling all the power, turning and stopping the vehicle safely and predictably for the entirety of their lives. So, you know, no big deal. Tires might go unnoticed by most drivers, but those who know know about the Pirelli P Zero. It's an icon of the automotive industry, so when Pirelli introduced the newest generation of its performance tire and offered me a chance to get a behind-the-scenes look into its development, I jumped at the chance. Where it started and where it's going Fittingly, 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the P Zero's introduction. Originally developed for the growing number of fast (for the era) turbocharged and supercharged cars, the P Zero turned out to be the first modern ultra-high-performance (UHP) tire. Fun fact: The P Zero was still under development when the Lanica rally team used it as the road tire to get their legendary 037 between stages. During a particularly wet day, driver Miki Biasion liked the tire so much that he demanded he run it during the next stage. He did, and he won the stage. On a street-legal tire.
Auto Blog
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Blog
New Pirelli P Zero Tire Was Designed Using AI and Tested Virtually
Modernizing the tire-making process Pirelli's P Zero, now 40 years old with over 3,000 versions, has long been synonymous with high-end cars and discerning drivers. For the tire's fifth iteration, Pirelli eschewed traditional design and testing practices, instead opting to lean into artificial intelligence and its own bespoke algorithms to craft its best tire ever. The company calls its efforts 'groundbreaking,' and it might be right. In addition to algorithms and artificial intelligence, Pirelli says it tested the new P Zero virtually, too. Its 'virtual prototype testing' helped Pirelli trim development and testing time and 'optimize' resources. For Pirelli, it's another step toward rapid advancement and improvement in an area of cars many overlook: the tires. Pirelli P Zero tires on a Lamborghini Urus The benefits of virtual testing and design Where years of design and testing might ultimately produce an interactive update to a tire, Pirelli now has decades of data influencing its in-house algorithms and data sets to help produce better tires faster. By focusing on tire structure (Pirelli is incredibly proud of its compounds) and tread design, Pirelli feels it created a tire with enhanced grip, particularly when cornering. Another one of its newest tires, the Scorpion XTM, shows the company's efforts on sidewall tread and durability as well. Pirelli P Zero tires on a BMW The P Zero also shares an enhanced contact patch with the Scorpion. Pirelli claims that the P Zero's new contact patch increases braking performance and the tire's wear rate, which is meant to help it perform optimally throughout its lifecycle. The P Zero is rated 'A' on the European Label for Wet Grip. The new AI-crafted tire will be available homologated for the Lamborghini Urus SE, Audi A5, BMW M5, BMW M5 Touring, Mercedes GLE, Mercedes GLS, Lucid Gravity, Polestar 4, Nio ET9, and Xiaomi SU7. The robust nature of the Pirelli P Zero The P Zero currently has over 50 fitments available in sizes from 18 to 23 inches. It's worth noting that the P Zero family of products is expansive, with the flagship P Zero serving as the hallmark of performance for the lineup. Pirelli notes that across its entire P Zero lineup, it is able to provide 'complete coverage' for premium and prestige vehicles across every segment. This includes electric vehicles, where Pirelli's Elect branding means the tire is specially designed for the weight and rigors of EVs. The company says 'most' of the lineup is available as an Elect tire, which it claims adds 10 percent more range due to reduced rolling resistance and 'solutions specifically designed' for high torque driving while reducing noise from the tires. Pirelli P Zero tires on a BMW Final thoughts Pirelli P Zero tire Pirelli tires cost a bit more than most of the competition across segments and fitments, but it's nice to see the brand not resting on its laurels. The company is investing heavily in research and development to meet the demands of our electrified future, where rapid technological improvements will place different demands on tires. A.I. and virtual prototype testing may sound like gimmicks, but they're subtly brilliant moves by Pirelli.
Car and Driver
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
The Pirelli P Zero PZ5 Was Born from Artificial Intelligence
Pirelli officially launched the fifth generation of its P Zero tire—the successor to the P Zero PZ4. Called the PZ5, it aims to improve dry/wet handling and braking, plus it's supposed to be quieter and run for more miles than its predecessor. The new ultra-high-performance tire is launching in sizes from 18 to 23 inches, with homologations already in place for several luxury cars. If you're old enough to remember 1987, you'll remember seeing Dirty Dancing in theaters, watching Ronald Reagan's plea to "tear down this wall," and, of course, the launch of the Ferrari F40. What you might not remember is that the F40's launch also included Pirelli launching the first P Zero tire. That fledgling ultra-high-performance tire helped the Ferrari pull 1.01 g on the skidpad in our testing, which was more than any other production car we had tested to that point. Now, 38 years later, Pirelli is launching the fifth generation of the P Zero (PZ5), which the company says improves upon the P Zero PZ4 in just about every metric. Pirelli Pirelli Pirelli Jack Fitzgerald Associate News Editor Jack Fitzgerald's love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1. After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn't afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf. Read full bio
Newsweek
15-05-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Pirelli's AI-Enabled Development Mirrors the Pharmaceutical Industry
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Last year, Pirelli showed off its first 5G-connected Cyber Tyre. This year, it's taking that connectivity a step further. Artificial intelligence (AI) helped develop Pirelli's tires of the future, its new-generation P Zero product line, in record time, with algorithms making the connectivity vital to the company's next steps. Pirelli sells the P Zero in five types: P Zero Trofeo Track, P Zero Trofeo RS, P Zero R, P Zero and P Zero E. These types deliver a variety of treads, compounds and sizes, optimized for different categories of models, from performance sports cars to daily driver SUVs. The Track version is only available in the U.S. The onset of COVID-19 caused northern Italy-based Pirelli to rethink the way it designs, engineers and tests tires. Like in many companies, the pandemic hastened Pirelli's speed of digital research and development exercises. Pierangelo Misani, Pirelli's chief technical officer and executive vice president, told Newsweek that the journey started "many years ago" and that's led to today, where tire development tests are first conducted in a digital simulator and only much later in the process do physical prototypes make an appearance. Pagani Utopia driven at Monza while wearing Pirelli P Zero tires. Pagani Utopia driven at Monza while wearing Pirelli P Zero tires. Pirelli Much of this relies on developing a digital twin of a tire that could be brought to market. Digitizing the development has many advantages, not the least of which is time. "It's true that we have been able to accelerate dramatically the development of our products," Misani said. "We have been able to speed up the development pace at minimum 30 percent in terms of development time... We have been able to develop a complete product line in a fully digital way in less than 18 months." That 18 months spans the process from conception of the idea to a new product being on the market. With the implementation of the 5G technology in Pirelli tires, the company's digital product and design development cycle is now circular. The virtual compound, lab prediction and design suite steps rotate to the tire and driving simulator stages before the model goes on sale. Then, the Cyber Tyre's feedback is received and taken into account as the next product development cycle begins. Developing a tire using physical modeling is also a materials-heavy process. Not utilizing those materials or the processes to manufacture them makes Pirelli a greener company. This new style of development is enabled by an AI process similar to that used by the pharmaceutical industry. "The full process of development of products today is digitalized based on models. These models are typically based on physical laws or mathematical laws," Misani said. "It's very difficult to create physical models for chemical components. These chemical components may only be modeled through artificial intelligence," he explained, correlating it to how the pharmaceutical industry works. "Everybody knows that when we speak about artificial intelligence, very often examples are taken from the world of pharma industry to see how they develop molecules based on the AI. So to develop molecules, they don't describe them physically with mathematical models. They directly go to AI. This is the same thing we are doing to develop [tire] compounds," Misani said. "AI is extremely powerful when it's fed with a lot of data, and we have a lot of data from our chemical laboratories." The company has named its AI-powered, customized algorithm technology the "virtual compounder." The virtual compounder has been used to develop all of Pirelli's P Zero product lineup, and the company has digitally modeled more than 1,000 compounds using AI. Misani also points out that the results from the virtual compounder are "extremely powerful and accurate" because they are not at the mercy of physical extraordinary forces or susceptible to human error. The result of using AI in this way is a tire line that furthers the premium performance proposition for drivers. The tires are capable of handling more torque, horsepower and weight than before, can be tuned for each automaker's needs and are more sustainable than previous P Zero generations. Inside a simulation bay at Pirelii's research and development complex. Inside a simulation bay at Pirelii's research and development complex. Pirelli The 5G Cyber Tyre technology delivers three types of data to Pirelli headquarters: tire vertical travel, direction of travel and rotational forces. Technology team members use AI to layer this data with GPS, weather, vehicle type and roadway information to develop a fuller picture of driving situations and wear consumption. That full picture allows Pirelli to analyze the tire's response to the conditions and determine if an alteration to the tread or compound is needed. Additionally, Pirelli could use AI to discover trends in usage and will be able to optimize the supply chain to send tires to regions with more accurate predictability. The company is modifying its staffing levels and jobs to fit its new, more technical needs. Pirelli will have 80 employees working on AI and digital solutions by the end of 2025. Those workers are based at the company's outpost in Bari, Italy.
Arab Times
27-04-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Kuwait plans exciting tourism and cultural events for the coming months
KUWAIT CITY, April 27: The Permanent Committee for Celebrating National Holidays and Occasions convened a meeting on Sunday at Seif Palace, led by Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi. The meeting focused on reviewing the latest developments and initiatives related to upcoming tourism and cultural events. In his address, Minister Al-Mutairi highlighted the significant progress the tourism sector has made recently. He emphasized the government's commitment to revitalizing tourism and the sector's growing popularity among both citizens and visitors. Yousef Al-Azmi, Deputy Director General for Development Affairs at Kuwait Municipality, presented proposals for initiatives in the coming months. These include plans to host tourism and entertainment weeks at the Avenues Mall, Capital Mall, and Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Cultural Center. The events will be held in cooperation with leading telecom companies, such as STC, Zain, and Tamdeen Company, the owner of the 360 Mall. The Public Authority for Youth's Monitoring and Evaluation Team provided an update on performance indicators for various events. They underscored the importance of monitoring these activities through the Hayakom platform to ensure accurate evaluation. The meeting also discussed strategies to enhance summer tourism, encouraging hotels and shopping malls to host shows and initiatives. There was also a focus on unifying the registration and evaluation process for these activities through the Hayakom platform, along with extending the working hours of shopping malls during the summer vacation period. The National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters presented a visual update on the planned theatrical performances to celebrate Kuwait's selection as the Arab Capital of Culture for 2025. Additionally, the eighth session of the Arab Children's Theater Festival will be inaugurated, with the selection of the best 14 theatrical works, and preparations are underway for the launch of a summer cultural festival. Tourism Enterprises Company also shared details about the P Zero project, a developing water city, and announced the opening of the second phase, which will feature water games. The meeting concluded with an agreement to present the executive plan for the approved projects at the next meeting.
