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Automotive Tires Without Air

Posted by timothy on from the please-hurry-up-with-these dept.

pcman writes "It appears that in 10 years or so Michelin will have an airless tire. They are presenting them at the Paris Auto Show this week. They hope to adapt them for motorcycles, cars and heavier vehicles. They are non-pneumatic and made of elastic. You can read the whole story here. I am very interested and look forward to the day when I don't have to check tire air pressure. It is the 21st century after all."

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  1. Why stop at motor vehicles? by El · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What we really need these for is bicycles... and I'll bet there is a bigger market in India and China for bicycle tires than for automobile tires.

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  2. Re:Prior art by idiotfromia · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Uh, I believe oxen driven wagons were able to cross the untamed frontiers of the United States with airless tires. Before that, horses pulled wooden carts with solid wood wheels.

    The point is that the new tires will be similar in design to the current and have the same stability and flexibility.

  3. Probably will be outlawed in the US by spikestabber · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Police spike strips will become useless. Anything innovating the DOJ wont like gets outlawed.