Pirelli plans to introduce two tires in 2010 with computer chips either glued to the inner liner (Cyber Lean) or embedded into the carcass (Cyber Tyre). The simpler Cyber Lean will gather data such as pressure, temperature and average load. Data can then be sent to the car’s on-board computer to inform the driver. The chip will be powered by the mechanical vibrations from the tire as it turns, perhaps like a self-winding watch. The Cyber Tyre will feature a chip with a triaxial acclerometer and will be able to give data actual on potential friction coefficients, the force of contact and load. Pirelli engineers are trying to integrate this data with a car’s safety systems such as traction, ABS and stability control to help "correct wrong behaviour in advance."
I look forward to car tyres with more processing power than the space shuttle! I also look forward to there being a use for them! (Other than telling you that your tyre pressure is dropping, or that the tread is less than 6mm.)
Seriously, Pirelli, why?
I don’t know how it connect with Intel.