Some more crap I hope I never have to have on any vehicle of mine, which includes ABS and traction control.
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| Author: | VTNomad [ Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | High tech tires |
Pirelli microchipped Cyber Tyre improves safety, performance The handling characteristics of the average car are primarily determined by the tires and the few square inches that are their contact patch. Up until now, tires have been decidedly low tech, at least to the untrained eye. Pirelli is aiming to change this, while giving us more information about what happens where the rubber meets the road, with its upcoming Cyber Tyre technology. Essentially, the Cyber Tyre is an intelligent tire with an RFID microchip embedded that communicates with the car's electronic systems, such as ABS and traction control, relaying information about the state of the tire. This information includes operating temperature and pressure, road surface information, vertical load exerted on the tire, and dimensions of the footprint area. The chip is powered by the vibrations of the rotating tire and is molded into the tire's carcass. By monitoring the state of the tire, many problems, such as blowouts or fuel economy loss due to underinflation can be eliminated preemptively. Pirelli hopes that by locating sensors in the tire itself, the vehicle will be able to react more quickly to issues with traction than systems with the sensors located further up the drivetrain. We think that when you're dealing with thousands of pounds of metal rounding a turn while perched on a few square inches of rubber, every nanosecond counts. |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:09 am ] |
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Some more crap I hope I never have to have on any vehicle of mine, which includes ABS and traction control.
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| Author: | scoobysnax [ Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:29 am ] |
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It sounds cool, but unless they can make spike come out of it like Michael Knight's Kit, I won't be worth the money. I'm sure it'll be tested on the racing scene first - Formula 1 & rally racing and things like that. If it works maybe the $1,000 per tire will come down and make it to average Joe. |
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| Author: | dgeist [ Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Your tires have been 0wn3d! |
I can see if now, carjackers sending rogue RFID signals to your car's computer to cause it to lock up the ABS system...also, "Hey, look officer: My tires are telling you exactly how fast I'm going." |
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