Hyundai has presented a new wheel and tire design that incorporates built-in snow chains that deploy and retract at the push of a button, potentially putting an end to the fiddly, freezing process of wrapping and removing traditional snow chains.

Hyundai unveils car tires with built-in, push-button snow chains::undefined

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https://youtu.be/aEMT7D7O-ts?si=MyumL8L9C9Mmxv3w

I think this sort of system is better and cheaper. Also has been around for a long time. Now you know what those hanging chains are used for on buses and fire trucks near the wheels

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Maybe for large commercial vehicles, but I don’t want my little sedan rattling around like Jacob Marley after the roads have been cleared.

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