Goodyear has unveiled a car tire concept that would work on the ground and in the air. - NBCNewsMACH
Sensing a possible shift from conventional automobiles to flying cars, one tiremaker has come up with a tire that doubles as a propeller.is designed to support the weight of a vehicle while driving and then tilt horizontally so its spinning bladed spokes can function as a tiltrotor to provide lift and forward propulsion for flying.
"You've seen cars that are supposed to turn into boats, but it's not a good boat or a good car," he said.
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