A tire assembly with integrated self-powered electronic components, said tire assembly comprising: a pneumatic tire structure comprising a crown having an exterior tread portion for making contact with a ground surface, bead portions for seating said tire to a wheel rim, sidewall portions extending between each bead portion and the crown, and interior crown and sidewall surfaces (24, 26); a patch of piezoelectric material integrated with a selected portion of said pneumatic tire structure, said patch of piezoelectric material configured to generate an electric charge therein upon said pneumatic tire structure being subjected to mechanical strains; an energy storage device (48, 81) configured to receive said electric charge from said patch of piezoelectric material and to store selected amounts of said electric charge therein; characterized by an electronics assembly (46, 50, 52,54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 12) including said electronic components connected to said energy storage device (48, 81) such that selected electronic components of said electronics assembly (46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 12) are adapted to be powered by the electric charge stored in said energy storage device (48, 81), wherein the electric charge is stored on the energy storage device (48, 81) in a power generation device (PGD, 14) until a sufficient charge is obtained to allow the electronic components to be adapted to perform desired functions of the electronic components when sufficient energy is accumulated in the power generation device (PGD, 14), a supply voltage (Vdd) and ground voltage (Vss) are supplied to the electronic components to cause performance of desired functions of the electronic components, wherein the electronics assembly (46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 12) is adapted to generate a signal to the power generation device (PGD, 14) indicating the electronic components are functioning while the desired functions are performed, wherein the electronic components are adapted to remain unpowered between cycles, wherein when the electronic components are done with their respective tasks, then the signal goes low and the energy storage device (48, 81) in the power generation device (PGD, 14) is adapted to once again accumulates energy, wherein the cycle repeats as long as the tire assembly rotates at or above a given threshold speed. a pneumatic tire structure comprising a crown having an exterior tread portion for making contact with a ground surface, bead portions for seating said tire to a wheel rim, sidewall portions extending between each bead portion and the crown, and interior crown and sidewall surfaces (24, 26); a patch of piezoelectric material integrated with a selected portion of said pneumatic tire structure, said patch of piezoelectric material configured to generate an electric charge therein upon said pneumatic tire structure being subjected to mechanical strains; an energy storage device (48, 81) configured to receive said electric charge from said patch of piezoelectric material and to store selected amounts of said electric charge therein; characterized by an electronics assembly (46, 50, 52,54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 12) including said electronic components connected to said energy storage device (48, 81) such that selected electronic components of said electronics assembly (46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 12) are adapted to be powered by the electric charge stored in said energy storage device (48, 81), wherein the electric charge is stored on the energy storage device (48, 81) in a power generation device (PGD, 14) until a sufficient charge is obtained to allow the electronic components to be adapted to perform desired functions of the electronic components when sufficient energy is accumulated in the power generation device (PGD, 14), a supply voltage (Vdd) and ground voltage (Vss) are supplied to the electronic components to cause performance of desired functions of the electronic components, wherein the electronics assembly (46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 12) is adapted to generate a signal to the power generation device (PGD, 14) indicating the electronic components are functioning while the desired functions are performed, wherein the electronic components are adapted to remain unpowered between cycles, wherein when the electronic components are done with their respective tasks, then the signal goes low and the energy storage device (48, 81) in the power generation device (PGD, 14) is adapted to once again accumulates energy, wherein the cycle repeats as long as the tire assembly rotates at or above a given threshold speed.