So I was trundling through the internet this morning an I suddenly had an epiphany. Why isn't there any 3D printed car tyres? I am aware of the "Airless" car tyres that you can get, but never any solid 3D printed tyres.
Forget practicality and ride quality for one moment and just wonder. These tyres would be totally solid 3D printed plastic, so fairly sturdy. There would therefore be no parts to put together, minimising the chances of them breaking apart. 3D Plastic is relatively hard and structurally integral, so 4 wheels would be even more so, surely able to hold a car up and it's driver. Even in a worse case scenario, where as opposed to being the main tyres, they could be backups if one or others blow. This leads onto my next point, there is no need to refill the tyres with air because they would be solid plastic.
I personally can't find any problems aside form ride quality and the possibility that if you run round on them for a while, they could bend out of shape.
Any ideas?
Thanks