The world's first rubber tire was made by Englishman Robert William Thomson. Patent № 10990, dated June 10, 1846, states: "The essence of my invention is to apply elastic support surfaces around the rims of the crew wheels to reduce the force required to pull the crews, thereby facilitating movement and reducing the noise they create while driving."

The tire is superimposed on a wheel with wooden spokes inserted into a wooden rim, trimmed with a metal hoop. The tire itself consisted of two parts: the camera and the outer cover. The camera was made of several layers of sail, impregnated and covered on both sides with natural rubber or gutta-percha in the form of a solution. The outer covering consisted of riveted pieces of leather. Thomson fitted the crew with pneumatic wheels and tested the thrust of the crew. During the tests, the noise, ride comfort and easy carriage on the new wheels were particularly noted. The test results were published in Mechanics Magazine on March 27, 1849, along with a drawing of the crew.

The first to use the pneumatic tire on the car were the French Andre and Edward Michelin. They had extensive experience in manufacturing bicycle tires. In 1895, a car with pneumatic tires participated in road racing for the first time. And in 1896 pneumatic tires were installed on the "Lanchester" car.