RFID chips have been used in Formula E tires for the entirety of the still-young motorsport, primarily to track the condition of tires, including temperature and tire pressure.

    • Fluffysquash@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I wonder if the amount being $25k is because it’s Formula E and the series not being nearly the money machine F1 is.

      The article didn’t make it clear if they actually used the RFID scanner in a race or just installed it and then were tattled on.