Here's a take on the techno-future of those Nokian tires long favored by
Vanagon owners in the snow belt.

ChrisR
'90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale"

Copyright 2000 The Industry Standard
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YOUR TIRES ON LINE TWO: It must run in the corporate family: Nokian
Tyres, owned partly by the Nokia Group, says it has developed
technology for a car's tires to communicate with the driver by a cell
phone. A chip monitors air pressure and temperature, and the tires use
Bluetooth wireless technology to send that information to the driver's
mobile phone. Nokian hopes to start selling the system next year.
Later plans include detecting tire wear and aquaplaning. But we have
to wonder: If you're driving down a rainy road, and your tires are
planing, is it wise to answer a call about it on your mobile?