Motoring Authority has posted that Pirelli is at work with Magneti Marelli on the electronic control systems and Brembo on the brakes to create a self-powered microchip-based system "cyber-tire" that reports temperature, pressure and load wirelessly to the car's computer. It will also use a tri-axial accelerometer in the tires to obtain full 3D data relative to the tire's angle to the car's thrust angle, slip angle and the relative friction coefficients of each individual tire for more responsive traction control and ABS. The tires are expected to be ready for production in 2011 or 2012.And run flats are expensive?
