(Reuters) -British sportscar maker Aston Martin will adopt Cyber Tyre technology from Italy’s Pirelli for future vehicles, the two companies said in a joint statement on Thursday.
The Italian firm’s technology – which allows for the collection of data from sensors placed in its tyres – will be integrated into future Aston Martin models to interact with the vehicle’s driving and electronic control systems.
Data collected from the Cyber Tyre tech, in addition to China’s state-controlled investor Sinochem acting as Pirelli’s largest shareholder, has put the tyremaker under scrutiny by Washington, potentially hampering its ambitions to expand in the United States.
(Reporting by Enrico Sciacovelli, editing by Keith Weir)
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