Tire pressure monitoring systems have become commonplace on all but the most entry-level cars, but Pirelli is set to take the next step in tire telemetry.

So what exactly is the next step? Adding microchips to our tires. So what will this microchip do? It will be a self-powered microchip-based system that reports temperature, pressure and load wirelessly to the car’s computer. The tire, dubbed the Cyber Tire, will debut in 2010. Sounds like an interesting idea to me. What do you think?

Source: ma