A pneumatic tire having: a tire cavity defined by an inner liner; an air inlet housing affixed to the inner liner; a first sidewall having an elongate sidewall air passageway therein located to operatively compress segment by segment from an expanded diameter to a substantially reduced diameter responsive to a bending strain introduced into the first sidewall from a rolling tire footprint whereby forcing air segment by segment along the sidewall air passageway; an elongate tubular inlet conduit extending between the sidewall air passageway and the inlet housing, the inlet conduit having an internal air passageway operative to route inlet air from within the inlet housing to the sidewall air passageway; and an air intake conduit extending through the first sidewall to the inner liner, the air intake conduit being coupled to the air inlet housing and operative to route air from outside the tire through the first sidewall and into the air inlet housing; wherein (i) the inlet conduit and the air intake conduit each engage into respective first and second elongate sockets formed by the inlet housing whereby establishing respective air flow communication into the inlet housing, and the inlet conduit and the intake conduit and the first and second sockets, respectively, have mutually engaging latching detent means; and/or (ii) the inlet conduit attaches to and detaches from the inlet housing by close axial insertion into and axial withdrawal, respectively, from an elongate first socket formed by the inlet housing, wherein the air intake conduit attaches and detaches to the inlet housing by a close insertion into and an axial withdrawal from, respectively, an elongate second socket formed by the inlet housing, and wherein the intake conduit and the inlet socket have engaging latching detent means operative by close insert into a respective socket formed by the inlet housing. a tire cavity defined by an inner liner; an air inlet housing affixed to the inner liner; a first sidewall having an elongate sidewall air passageway therein located to operatively compress segment by segment from an expanded diameter to a substantially reduced diameter responsive to a bending strain introduced into the first sidewall from a rolling tire footprint whereby forcing air segment by segment along the sidewall air passageway; an elongate tubular inlet conduit extending between the sidewall air passageway and the inlet housing, the inlet conduit having an internal air passageway operative to route inlet air from within the inlet housing to the sidewall air passageway; and an air intake conduit extending through the first sidewall to the inner liner, the air intake conduit being coupled to the air inlet housing and operative to route air from outside the tire through the first sidewall and into the air inlet housing; wherein (i) the inlet conduit and the air intake conduit each engage into respective first and second elongate sockets formed by the inlet housing whereby establishing respective air flow communication into the inlet housing, and the inlet conduit and the intake conduit and the first and second sockets, respectively, have mutually engaging latching detent means; and/or (ii) the inlet conduit attaches to and detaches from the inlet housing by close axial insertion into and axial withdrawal, respectively, from an elongate first socket formed by the inlet housing, wherein the air intake conduit attaches and detaches to the inlet housing by a close insertion into and an axial withdrawal from, respectively, an elongate second socket formed by the inlet housing, and wherein the intake conduit and the inlet socket have engaging latching detent means operative by close insert into a respective socket formed by the inlet housing. (i) the inlet conduit and the air intake conduit each engage into respective first and second elongate sockets formed by the inlet housing whereby establishing respective air flow communication into the inlet housing, and the inlet conduit and the intake conduit and the first and second sockets, respectively, have mutually engaging latching detent means; and/or (ii) the inlet conduit attaches to and detaches from the inlet housing by close axial insertion into and axial withdrawal, respectively, from an elongate first socket formed by the inlet housing, wherein the air intake conduit attaches and detaches to the inlet housing by a close insertion into and an axial withdrawal from, respectively, an elongate second socket formed by the inlet housing, and wherein the intake conduit and the inlet socket have engaging latching detent means operative by close insert into a respective socket formed by the inlet housing.