Bridgestone Narrows Tech Center Options

Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. said it has narrowed the possible locations of its new world-class technical center to two choices: Murfreesboro, Tenn. or the Firestone Park area of Akron, Ohio.

Published: June 5, 2008

In January, the company announced its intention to create the center either by updating and extensively renovating the existing facility in Akron, or building a new one in Akron or the Middle Tennessee area. At that time, Bridgestone was also considering locations in Nashville and another area of Akron.

Though the company is not ready to make a final recommendation at this time, it reported it is now focusing on completing its evaluation of the Murfreesboro offer and the remaining Akron proposal. The final recommendation must be approved by the Board of Directors of both Bridgestone Americas and Bridgestone Corp., the company said. (Tire Review/Akron)

Bridgestone invests in Yoshi Mobility to expand into virtual inspection, EV charging

Yoshi is also commercializing its mobile EV charging platform to address EV fleet charging challenges.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 1, 2024

Yoshi Mobility recently closed its $26 million Series C funding round. The round includes strategic investors General Motors Ventures and Bridgestone Americas, as well as international investors Universal Motors Agencies and Shikra Limited. Launched out of Y Combinator in 2016, the company is also backed by ExxonMobil, DN Automotive, NBA All-Star Kevin Durant, and NFL legend Joe Montana. Yoshi Mobility has raised more than $60 million to date. In addition to scaling its core business, the company said Series C funding enables it to expand three new business lines: preventative maintenance, virtual vehicle inspections and electric vehicle (EV) charging.