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.