# Elon Musk: “There will be Airless Tires” | The SMART Tire Company

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- Published at: 2026-04-24 03:00:00 UTC
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## Author
Brian Yennie

## Subject
The SMART Tire Company

## Content
The Future Really is AirlessThe richest man in the world, leader of Tesla and SpaceX, once discussed the prospect of airless tires on-air with Joe Rogan. Love him or hate him, he sees technology trends before most of us are ready to commit. Did you know cars were electric, before they ran on gas, and then switched back when the technology was ready? Just like airless tires. The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX knows:[Musk] There’s a lot of things to put in one tire, and if you also say… it can’t have air, it’s like… THIS IS HARD.[Rogan] I’m talking to a guy who’s putting people on Mars, you can’t figure out an airless tire? [Musk] I’m not saying there won’t be such a thing. I think there will be.The last 40 years of venture belonged to software companies. From Microsoft and Apple (PCs), to Amazon (online marketplace), to Facebook (social media) and Google (search), they defined the Third Industrial Revolution, which was digital.Soon, SpaceX will IPO with a record-breaking market cap of $1.75 trillion dollars, because they are leading the fourth. The money raised will dwarf every IPO before it, by 3x-10x. Facebook pales in comparison. Investors who came in when the company was worth over $1B, will still walk away with 1350x returns - over a million dollars for every $1000 invested not early, and not that long ago.What does this all mean?The next 40 years (and beyond) belong to hardware and AI.We’ve been here:Urbanization (1700s/1800s, steam engines, early factories)Growth & Expansion (1800s/1900s, telephone, light bulb, electricity, combustion engine)Digital revolution (1980s-present)We’re going here next:SpaceRobotics (including humanoid robots)Fusion EnergyAutonomous TransportationNew MaterialsBreakthrough drugs & personalized medicineAI-enhanced everythingEvery major industry will be reinvented by these principles, where physics and computing power become one.Our job is to power transportation both in space, and on Earth, embracing new materials, new paradigms, AI-enhanced design, and literally Reinventing the Wheel for the 21st century.Come join us in this next Revolution. The train leaves the station in 1 hour.https://wefunder.com/the.smart.tire.company/invest