Can you imagine that a punctured or flat tire is no longer a problem, but a thing of the past? It may sound too good to be true, but leading experts of largest tire companies in the world for more than a year are scratching their heads over this issue.
Inflatable or pneumatic tires have a lot of disadvantages. Merely the failed wheel can cause disability to the entire vehicle. Frustrating when such a situation occurs at the most inopportune moment. However, in the hostilities puncture can cost people their lives. For this reason, for the first time was raised the issue of the vulnerability of inflatable wheels precisely in the Pentagon, which has allocated a lot of money on the search for alternative solutions. The result was not long in coming, soon appeared the first airless tire on the military transport vehicle Humvee. source