Cybertruck enhanced tires

[Joelowesd]

With how durable the Cybertruck will be and how off-road capable, I would like to see Tesla consider an option with airless tires. This new technology looks very promising. Perhaps this is something Tesla will manufacture in house like they do with so many other advancements. What are your thoughts about this?

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[VolklKatana]

Realistically, i doubt this would be something they would get into, at least anytime in the near term. There are plenty of companies out there that have been doing this for a long time and are very good at it. . Additionally, its not really an industry that would be ripe for disruption, as tires are still round. While it would be cool, especially if they could make some environmentally friendly compound to make them, i dont think we have seen anything pointing to them putting any time into this (patents, test products on mules/test vehicles/prototypes).

 

[jonny]

With how durable the Cybertruck will be and how off-road capable, I would like to see Tesla consider an option with airless tires. This new technology looks very promising. Perhaps this is something Tesla will manufacture in house like they do with so many other advancements. What are your thoughts about this?

there is a reason you dont see them out there. the tweel has strips of rubber to support the tire and rocks can get stuck in that area making the tire unbalanced at high speeds,

 

[Crissa]

...and rocks can get stuck in that area making the tire unbalanced at high speeds,

...Just like getting rocks in your wheels. That happened to us last time we went rockhounding. Mud went into the wheel and so we had to limp back to town to get it blown out with a powerwash before we could go home.

-Crissa

 

[Frankenblob]

Whether "Tweel" or "Uptis"- snow, slush, ice, mud...have NO BEARING on the tires webbing/spokes in any way.
Rocks...have yet to be a problem but I figure someone will just "HAVE TOO" hammer in a rock and say "SEE"!

 

[Luke42]

there is a reason you dont see them out there. the tweel has strips of rubber to support the tire and rocks can get stuck in that area making the tire unbalanced at high speeds,

Also, being able to adjust the tire pressure to suit the exact terrain they're traversing seems to be a benefit for a lot of off-road people.

Soft tires give you more traction, while harder tires give you better high-speed handling.

Most off-road trips require driving on paved roads for part of the journey, so being able to adjust the tires appears to provide a real benefit.

To really connect the dots: off-road tires need to be matched to the terrain, so a one-size-fits-all Tweel will probably perform as poorly off-road as the OEM-spec all-season tires I have on my GMC Sierra. A guy who wanted to optimize my truck for off-road performance would run different tires on it, and accept the on-road performance tradeoffs that come with it.

Disclaimer: I'm not a real offroad guy; I just grew up on a small farm and remember a lot of what I read. Take what I have to say with a grain of salt.