But whispers in the automotive community are growing louder about a concept known as the .

When you ride over a nail, shard of glass, or a sharp rock, the tire deforms and the object penetrates the rubber. At that exact moment, the pressurized air inside the tire tries to escape. The escaping air carries the autofluid toward the breach. The liquid carries sealing particles to the hole. Within one rotation of the wheel (less than a second), the pressure differential forces the fibers to interlock and the latex to coagulate, forming a permanent, flexible plug.