The Golden Sahara II is an iconic custom car of the 1950s and 60s, it was one of the first concepts of autonomous vehicles.
Goodyear developed revolutionary tyres made of neothane specifically for the Golden Sahara II. The wheels were made with “glass” hubcaps that could illuminate and act as turn signals, and the tyres themselves were developed by Goodyear to contain internal illumination – allowing them to glow.
This was part of a larger experiment, where Goodyear was researching the feasibility of translucent tyres which could help improve visibility in bad weather conditions or be wired to light up when a driver hit the brakes.