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devices into intelligent agents capable of perception, decision- provided by the company can verify various driving
making, and execution. Simultaneously, Tuosida is also characteristics in a virtual environment, such as vehicle
working with industry-leading partners to create an open dynamics, driving safety, and ride comfort.
ecosystem. Leveraging nearly 20 years of customer scenario Kumho Tire anticipates that by incorporating Ansible
accumulation, they aim to build a commercial closed loop Motion's latest driving simulator into its research and
of "scenario + robot + data + AI". While promoting the development process, it will be able to reduce the time and
company's own business expansion, they also facilitate the cost associated with actual vehicle testing and prototype
formation of an ecosystem that can evolve collaboratively and production, and achieve more precise and efficient performance
iterate sustainably, driving the large-scale implementation of verification in the early stages of research and development.
embodied intelligence in real production environments. This This move aims to swiftly respond to the rapidly changing
lays a solid technical and ecological foundation for flexible and travel environment and further enhance digital research and
adaptive production. development capabilities.
Kim Young-jin, Executive Vice President of the R&D
Kumho Tire plans to develop next-generation digital Department at Kumho Tire, stated, "We will actively utilize
tires advanced simulation technology to launch high-performance,

On January 5, 2026, Kumho Tire announced that it high-value-added products optimized for future travel
had established a partnership with Ansible Motion, a UK- environments, continuously enhancing our competitiveness in
based driving simulator specialist, to jointly develop the next- the global market."
generation digital tire. This collaboration is also expected to strengthen
Through this collaboration, the two companies plan to cooperation with automobile manufacturers. Ansible Motion's
leverage cutting-edge digital simulation technology to advance simulator has been supplied to multiple automobile companies,
the development of tire performance verification systems. This including Hyundai Motor Group, BMW Group, Ford, General
move is expected to significantly enhance their competitiveness Motors, and Honda, and is also being used by Continental
in the field of electric vehicle and high-performance automotive Group and Nexen Tire. This has established a framework for
tire development. collaboration based on the same simulator platform, through
Ansible Motion is a globally leading driving simulator data sharing and mutual verification.
company, possessing technology capable of accurately (R-03)
simulating real-world driving environments. The solutions

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