Pirelli to make 'smart' tires

[Slide Panda]

No real changes to the tire materials, but adding RFID tech that will send data like tire temp and loads during operation.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/pirelli-cyber-tire-adds-some-smarts-to-your-slicks/

Billed as "intelligent tire" that will interface with vehicle systems like ABS and traction control to "correct wrong behavior in advance." "

- so they are going to keep the texting while drinking their coffee and reading the paper while driving mo-mos from mushing me and my bike?

[Monsterlover]

"correct wrong behavior in advance." "

Who wants that?

[Slide Panda]

And something just crossed my mind.  How can they correct wrong behavior in advance?  Are they not only smart, but can see into the future?  Are this like the elevators for a Douglas Adams book? 

[SacDuc]

Who wants that?

Yeah! Wrong behavior should be corrected only after it is perpetrated and through a combination of spankings and gentle reassuring caresses. Followed by additional spankings. 

sac



/hurts me more than its going to hurt you
//not really 

[darylbowden]

Pirelli needs to worry more about making a race tire that doesn't move more than Luca (rimshot me!) more than they need to worry about this shit.

[Pakhan]

Seems more like a gimmick than something that useful unless your on the track.

Pirelli needs to worry more about making a race tire that doesn't move more than Luca (rimshot me!) more than they need to worry about this shit.

http://home.earthlink.net/~jakehnm1/rimshot.wav

[Slide Panda]

Pirelli needs to worry more about making a race tire that doesn't move more than Luca (rimshot me!) more than they need to worry about this shit.

Careful about asking for rim things near Sac... I'm just sayin'