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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. Wouldn't want adjustability or anything... by fmaxwell · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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.

    God knows that people in the 21st century wouldn't want to add air to compensate for heavier loads or towing. People in the 21st century wouldn't want to adjust tire pressure to acount for differences in weight between two vehicles that use the same size tires. Modern people in the 21st century won't want to reduce air pressure for traction in the snow. Oh, and we'll all have personal helicopters. I saw it in Popular Science.