# Josh Carter

> Josh Carter is the co-founder and CEO of Aperia Technologies, which he launched with Brandon Richardson in 2010 after they met as mechanical engineering graduate students at Stanford. Their Halo tire inflator uses wheel rotation to maintain tire pressure; the company later expanded into predictive maintenance with Halo Connect and partnerships with established transportation suppliers.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Aperia Technologies
- **Organizations:** Aperia Technologies, Space Systems Loral
- **Education:** MS, Design Methodology (mechanical engineering), Stanford University, BS, University of California, Santa Barbara
- **Known for:** Co-founded Aperia Technologies in 2010., With Brandon Richardson, accepted the 2014 TWNA Technical Achievement Award for Halo in February 2015., Led Aperia as it reported one million tires under management in February 2023.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a mechanical design engineer at Space Systems Loral before Aperia; dates not verified.
- **2010** — Co-founded Aperia Technologies with Brandon Richardson after meeting at Stanford.
- **2014** — Aperia introduced Halo at the Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting.
- **2015** — Accepted the 2014 TWNA Technical Achievement Award with Richardson.
- **2016** — Michelin introduced Michelin Auto Inflate powered by Halo.
- **2017** — Spoke on the Bridging the 2,400-Mile Divide panel at the North American International Auto Show.
- **2019** — Aperia introduced Halo Connect predictive tire management.
- **2023** — Aperia extended analytics to trailers, reported one million tires under management, and announced a $45 million growth financing round.
- **2024** — Aperia announced over 100 billion customer miles and the Halo Connect i3 product.
- **2025** — Aperia announced a Goodyear Tires-as-a-Service automatic-inflation agreement and Nearby Issues.
- **2026** — Aperia launched steer-tire automatic inflation and announced a Fontaine Fifth Wheel data integration partnership.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Aperia Technologies in 2010.
- With Brandon Richardson, accepted the 2014 TWNA Technical Achievement Award for Halo in February 2015.
- Led Aperia as it reported one million tires under management in February 2023.
- Led Aperia as it announced over 100 billion cumulative customer miles in May 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Aperia announced a Fontaine Fifth Wheel partnership on March 18 to integrate SmartConnect coupling data into Halo Connect, with commercialization with leading fleets planned during 2026.
- **2026-03** — Aperia announced automatic inflation for steer tires on March 17, extending coverage across commercial truck and trailer wheel positions.
- **2025-10** — Aperia launched Nearby Issues in the Halo Tech App to help technicians locate nearby vehicles with tire issues.
- **2025-03** — Aperia announced an exclusive automatic-inflation agreement for Goodyear’s Tires-as-a-Service solution in North America and Europe.

## Links

- Website: https://aperiatech.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-cart
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jcart24

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Last updated: 2026-10-08