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Love him or hate him, he sees technology trends before most of us are ready to commit. Did you know cars were electric, before they ran on gas, and then switched back when the technology was ready? Just like airless tires. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX knows:[Musk] There’s a lot of things to put in one tire, and if you also say… it can’t have ...","published_at":"2026-04-24T03:00:00Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/307463"},{"id":307374,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:307374","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Timezone Check (3 hours)","preview":"Counting down for our west coast folks, don't forget that we wrap at 9pm!Did you know? Steel, aluminum and titanium all followed a similar pattern to mass market. Steel took 3000 years to perfect. Now it's a $2 trillion industry. Aluminum and Titanium took less than 100.Nitinol is just now entering the mass market phase, with all of the major drivers in place. Combined with AI-enhanced material discovery and manufacturing, it's ready to explode.Imagine investing in railroads during the steel ...","published_at":"2026-04-24T01:07:56Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/307374"},{"id":305927,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:305927","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Final Day to Invest","preview":"As we head into the final 24 hours of our campaign, a few reminders and a must-see video. Hard deadline is 9PM PT / midnight ET (UTC-5) tomorrow, April 23rd. Countdown on the main campaign page will let you know exact time remaining. Please visit https://wefunder.com/portfolio if you previously made a reservation, have outstanding payments, or are less than 100% sure everything is signed, sealed and ready to go. Any additional questions: support@wefunder.com, CC to hello@smarttirecompany.com....","published_at":"2026-04-22T19:05:54Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/305927"},{"id":304397,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:304397","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Moon Base [Only 2 days left]","preview":"The Space Age is coming fast. We're building a Moon base.As the only company on the planet specializing in wheels \u0026 tires for the Moon and Mars, this will be our chapter: a permanent Moon base that requires 24/7 surface mobility, astronaut transport, metric tons of cargo, recon rovers, mining rovers, science rovers and more. Nonstop activity that becomes self-sustaining and multiplies. Rockets get us there, now we need mobility to make it all work.Don't believe me? NASA wrote the manual and p...","published_at":"2026-04-21T16:00:00Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/304397"},{"id":303520,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:303520","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Defense Wins (Final Four To Invest)","preview":"As we enter the Final Four days of our campaign, a quick sports analogy:Defense Wins Championships (how do we defend against competition)Here's how 6x issued patents (US and international), more pending Multiyear NASA ties (Space Act Agreement, Tech Transfer) Big Tire Insights (6+ decades of experience including inside airless tire teams at Goodyear \u0026 Bridgestone and how other projects have failed) Supply chain relationships: preferred access to melts, materials and forms not commonly availab...","published_at":"2026-04-19T21:48:53Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/303520"},{"id":303106,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:303106","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Global Crisis [5 Days Left]","preview":"With the current state of global affairs, it seemed like a good time to share our latest infographic on sustainability. Who knew the environmental impact of the tire industry was this big? 1 billion waste tires every year (over 1000 lbs of solid waste per second) 5% of global CO2 emissions 28% of ocean microplastic Friendly reminder that our campaign ends for good in 5 days. No extensions, no exceptions. Not sure if your investment is final? Visit https://wefunder.com/portfolio today and make...","published_at":"2026-04-18T19:52:59Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/303106"},{"id":294552,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:294552","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"NASA Countdown (20 Days to Invest)","preview":"10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1What a week! For the first time in over 50 years, astronauts are headed to the Moon. And just like that, the Space Race is back on.If you missed it live, or just want to relive the magic, check it out now on YouTube (spoiler alert: skip to 5:36:00 if you are launch ready).This is the inflection point we've been waiting for. At SpaceX, it was about reusable rockets (seems to be going pretty well - $1.5 trillion IPO on its way).For us, its about (Moon) boot...","published_at":"2026-04-04T01:11:17Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/294552"},{"id":268654,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:268654","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"SMART vs Michelin","preview":"Question: how can we compete with companies like Goodyear, Bridgestone, or Michelin?Tesla is a trillion $$ company not because the Roadster was cool, but because EVs are 5x more efficient. The advantage was physics.The Michelin Tweel™ is the top airless tire on the market. Patented in 2005, the tech is older than the smart phone. The problem? Rubber materials aren't the solution and never can be. The evidence?No automotive product after 20+ years200+ lb tires to carry heavy loadsLow speed onl...","published_at":"2026-03-01T17:00:00Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/268654"},{"id":260331,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:260331","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Breakthrough Designs w/ AI","preview":"It's been said the biggest winners in AI will apply it to legacy problems in transportation, medical, space exploration, manufacturing \u0026 more. At SMART Tire we built on the best parts of AI to accelerate research 10x with:Rich, AI-coded dashboards to analyze tire simulationsInteractive 3D visualizations for our engineers to exploreMachine learning algorithms to predict properties of SMART tiresAutonomous agents that utilize all of these tools 24/7 to design the perfect tire for a specific app...","published_at":"2026-02-17T13:00:00Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/260331"},{"id":256709,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:256709","type":"FeedItem::Spotlight","preview":"SMART Tire first collaborated with NASA on a Space Act Agreement to commercialize SMA tire technology -- a high-demand solution for the global tire industry.","published_at":"2026-02-11T18:52:19Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/256709"}],"provenance":{"source":"wefunder_public_investor_profile","as_of":"2026-06-23T00:56:00Z","claims":{"follower_count":{"source":"InvestorProfile#followers_count","last_verified_at":"2023-09-25T20:36:03Z","as_of":"2026-06-23T00:56:00Z","confidence":"high"}}},"updated_at":"2023-09-25T20:36:03Z"}}}