Polaris has announced that they will be putting an airless tire (pictured above) on sale for the consumer market in 2014. (Full story here). From the story:
They allow heat to dissipate - something not possible with solid rubber tires which are also hazardous if a bit of the tire is chipped off.
They are also designed to let shrapnel pass through.
As well as helping motorists avoid the misery of the tire change, Polaris claim the tires provide smoother journeys over rough terrain and are quieter than their air-filled rivals.
'There is nowhere for the sound to pool, so there’s no humming or drumming like there is with a standard pneumatic tire,' Polaris business development representative Joaquin Salas said.
The firm claims they've put the invention through 'military grade testing'.
The tires have withstood gunshots and have been driven on for hundreds of hours and over 5,000 miles.
They say they continue working even if up to 30 per cent of the web is damaged, meaning motorists will rarely need to replace them.
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