Turns out a racing tyre can retire into a much more comfortable job.

In this episode of Tech Explained, Rob explores LABFIBER – a unique biotechnological leather alternative from Mercedes-Benz.

Labfiber is one project within Tomorrow XX, a technology programme exploring the limits of technical feasibility. What is shown here reflects a current development stage and is intended to illustrate potential approaches pursued by Mercedes-Benz. The technology is not yet available and not used in series vehicles.

The catch? For LABFIBER, material experts in Sindelfingen take things that definitely don’t look or behave like leather – from used Mercedes-AMG GT3 racing tyres to recycled and bio-based resources – and use some serious chemistry to turn them into a premium material that very much does.

Rob takes you through the innovative process step by step, revealing how a handful of unlikely ingredients can end up looking and feeling remarkably like leather.

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