If so, YOU can be tracked !!! Michelin embeds RFID chips into their tires, over 4 million now, ALL by 2024 ! They say it's to better manage the tires from 'cradle to grave'(their word !) as well as have the car's computer adjust 'stuff' for those specific tires.

Once RFID scanners are installed at 'key points' (highway in/out, major crossroads,gas stations) it's super easy to track your car.

Just another way for 'them' to spy on you.

please don't 'kill the messenger'.....

Why do that? I have absolutely nothing to hide. 

It makes me wonder about the people that are worried that they are being tracked. What are they afraid of?

Ohh......jay doesn't carry a cell phone.  Knows what's in 'em.  And now we're, what, supposed to be "spooked" by a RFID in a tire? (I'm more of the BFD camp.) If not, then why say it?  But he's cool being chipped himself.    Says there's not enough power for it to "matter".....K, but what about what reads it, what's that connected to?  And what's it relate to????  But, an atheist doesn't need to worry about that either.  Oh well.....ain't it a fun ride?

Stan IL&TN wrote: Will continue to use them. It's the only tires I have ever used on my 94 for 28 years other than the set that came on it from the factory. I think those were Uniroyal.

Me too.  Only thing I used on service vans, 16", load range E, get 60k miles out of a tire, couldn't get 50k out of any other brand.  Doesn't pay the bills to have service techs sitting around a tire shop.  Nothing else on the wife's car, she's kinda worth it.

I posted about it ,as it's interesting that they ,and the RFID mfr Murata, figured out HOW to embed the tags in a 'hot rubbery mess'. Got me wondering IF the tire shop actually tells the buyer they have RFID tags in them,does Michelin require you to sign a TOU agreement ?. While Michelin talked about tracking them , the article didn't say what the real benefits are or WHO would have access to the information. I can see 'head office' getting the info for 'quality control and recall purposes' but to say that Ford vehicles (and others) will scan the tires and 'readjust the suspension for optimal handling experience' is , well, kinda far fetched. Technically possible,though they'd also need to scan for temperatures,GPS location( for road data), speed, etc. It becomes a LOT of 'high tech' that we do NOT need to drive a friggin car.

Being chipped could be a life saver. Say you're hand is severed off in a car crash, you 've lost your Medic Alert bracelet, pass out and the emerg pumps in some 'life saving  chemicals' that YOU are allergic to. Oopsy. BTW 'scanners' have to be within inches to read  the tags.

Not too sure WHAT religion has to do with RFID tags in car tires....

While on the surface you might not care about who gets the data on your tires, it's personal info that should NOT be accessible to anyone but YOU.

We have Amazon Echo's throughout the house and garage. Many people say they are constantly listening to everything that is said.

I'm sure there is technology to do surveillance from satellites.

The trucking company that my daughter used to work for had a semi stolen in Texas a few years ago. The GPS in the truck led the police to the location of the stolen truck in Mexico.

re: you have nothing to fear.

except getting a zillion ads/emails/calls from someone wanting to sell you 'stuff'.

'they' buy the list of tire buyers ,then 3-4 weeks later  you get bombarded with  sales for tire cleaners, rims, fast food outlets, etc.

say the car computer misreads what tires you do have on, makes adjustments to the ride and car mishandles, you crash, kill a few people. can't happen you say ?? better read up on 737MAX crashes.

pretty soon they'll tag your box of Cherrios, though they already sell fridges that KNOW what's inside, how often you open,close,get water, etc. Roomba and NEST were(still ?) sending your data to a 'server ,somewhere'. FITbits webpage located a secret military base  years ago....That one was both funny and scary.

While you may not have anything to hide, EVERYONE has a few things they'd NOT like JQPublic to KNOW.

  

Yes, the reader has to be within inches to read the tag.  But again: IT DOESN'T STOP THERE!  What is the reader connected to?!!!  From that point on, that information scanned literally can be world wide.  And just how many things will that chip be required to be scanned for?  What information will be put on there that ya' don't know about?  Pretty important stuff.  And those are just examples, I have many many more.  

Btw, as for "religion", that there would be about your microchip in person, not a car tire.. ..would have thought that was extremely obvious.

Tire blows out, premature wear out, sidewall issues, etc... the tire technician scans the tire and it goes back to Michelin. Michelin gathers all this information and notices a trend that tires made from XX/XX/XXXX to YY/YY/XXXX all had the same issue. This would allow them to quickly identify the issue and possible recall if serious enough. Also identify where the tires were sold and what (originally) they were installed on.

Well it just gives the dumbasses more permission to pay less attention driving then they already do. There is just so many things to check on the phone then to be bothered with the monotony of driving.  

RFID tags do not require a battery. They get the energy they need from the 'reader' or 'scanner' RF signal. 'energy harvesting' is 'old tech'. I used to use local AM radio station to power my transistor radios..6 decades ago.

The tag converts the weak RF radio signal from the reader into a DC voltage, and stores it into a small capacitor. Once enough electrons are available, it then communicates with the reader.

 My wifes 2016 Ford Escape came with them, we have 30,000 mile on them so far.