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Startup founded by ‘Survivor’ champ debuts airless bike tires based on NASA rover tech

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Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center assemble the new shape memory alloy rover tire prior to testing in the Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory. Image Credits: NASA. 5 consumer hardware VCs share their 2021 investment strategies. 5 consumer hardware VCs share their 2021 investment strategies.

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The Station: Uber’s new battles in the UK, Lucid Motors’ second life plans and Cruise acquires Voyage

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SMART’s co-founders, Survivor: Fiji” champion Earl Cole and engineer Brian Yennie, are targeting the cycling market first with their METL tire, which is set to become available to the general public by early next year. In addition to its fourth-floor lab, Ford will have access to a high-bay garage space to test autonomous vehicles.