Smart tires can automatically adapt to driving conditions
Finland's Nokian Tires envisions adjustable grooved tires that adapt to road conditions to provide better traction and safety December 6, 2024 20:18 Most people don't give tires much thought, but they're quickly becoming a high-tech tool. Smart tires of the future could be equipped with sensors and grooves that adapt to driving conditions. Nokian says these advanced tires could be on the market within a decade. Nokia Tires may not be as well-known as Michelin or Pirelli, but the Finnish company is envisioning a future where tires can automatically adapt to driving conditions. They are billed as the next evolution of smart tires and could be available by 2035. As the company explains, there are already tires on the market with integrated sensors that use Bluetooth connectivity to share temperature and pressure information. While Teemu Soini, Nokian's vice president of innovation and development, admitted that smart tires were not "mature" enough five years ago, he said that today's technology is…
Spain: Less than three months left to adapt to packaging
in short The Spanish legal framework for packaging and packaging waste, which comes into force in December 2022, significantly changes the regulations on packaging and packaging waste in an effort to implement a circular economy in Spain. Most obligations are already in effect. However, certain marking and information obligations will come into effect on January 1, 2025. Royal Decree No. 1055/2022 of 27 December on packaging and packaging waste (“Road 1055/2022”) significantly revise Spanish regulations on packaging and packaging waste in an effort to implement a circular economy in Spain. The main novelty of RD 1055/2022 is the prevention of the generation of packaging waste, but also relates to the design and marking of products and their packaging Some relevant modifications. RD 1055/2022 enters into force on December 29, 2022, except for the marking and information obligations under Article 13, which will enter into force on January 1, 2025. Article 13 of RD 1055/2023 sets out a number of information…