Ingress prediction and detection with intelligent vehicle response and wheel apparatus

A method comprising:

• detecting, by a first sensor positioned at a rim of a wheel of a vehicle, electrical conductivity of a substance in contact with the wheel, wherein the first sensor is at a first distance from a center of the wheel and comprises first probes;
• detecting, by a second sensor positioned at the rim of the wheel, the electrical conductivity of the substance in contact with the wheel, wherein the second sensor is at the first distance from the center of the wheel and spaced remote from the first sensor, wherein the second sensor comprises second probes;
• transmitting, by a wireless transmitter, signals indicating the electrical conductivity detected by the first sensor and the electrical conductivity detected by the second sensor;
• receiving by an onboard data processor the signals indicating the electrical conductivity detected by the first sensor and the electrical conductivity detected by the second sensor;
• determining, by the onboard data processor, a protective action for the vehicle based on the signals received;
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• causing the onboard data processor to transmit signals to cause at least one system of the vehicle to take the protective action for the vehicle.