Media Platforms Design Team A cross section of Bridgestone's run-flat tire shows how steel and rubber combine to keep you rolling. For 50 miles, anyway. (A) Molded fins on the outer edge draw heat ...

A smaller slice of the tire market is the run flat tire, which usually appears on luxury or heavy vehicles. Basically run flat tires have a contingency built in that allows a driver to continue on ...

Note: Some of today's newest vehicles don't carry spare tires; some roll on what are called "run-flat" tires that can drive for short distances at reduced speeds after losing air. If your car has ...

Run-flat tires aren't new, first debuting back in the 1930s. Run-flat tires are still used today, using a reinforced sidewall that can support a vehicle's weight after the tire experiences a total ...

Run-flat tires are very different than conventional tires. They may look similar from the outside, but there's a world of innovation inside. Unlike standard rubber, run-flat tires or zero-pressure ...

But companies out there, and especially tire makers, have developed a better way to get rid of this whole annoying process: they developed the so-called run-flat tire, that allows you to drive the ...