Pirelli’s Smartest Tire Could Be A National Security Risk

Sales of select Pirelli Tires equipped with its advanced CyberTyre technology could be restricted in the United States after concerns were raised by the United States Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security over the Italian brand’s largest Chinese investor Sinochem. Pirelli, which currently works closely with eight different manufacturers for bespoke compounds for the likes of the Ferrari 296 and the Bentley Continental GT (and even ‘prestige’ models like the F40, F50 and Enzo, and the Mulsanne, among many others), was highlighted in a letter put forward by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on April 25, and first reported on by Bloomberg.