Pneumatic vehicle tyre having tread having at least one shoulder-side profile rib which is delimited by a circumferential groove and has a rib outer face in the tread periphery, and a rib inner portion extending within the ground contact area and a rib outer portion extending outside the ground contact area, wherein, in the shoulder-side profile rib, transverse grooves (3, 4) extending both in the rib inner portion and in the rib outer portion and ending before the circumferential groove are formed with a maximum width (b QR) of 3.0 mm to 8.0 mm determined in the circumferential direction, wherein each transverse groove (3, 4) has two groove edges (11, 12) lying on the rib outer face and is delimited by a groove base and two groove walls (9, 10) proceeding in each case from one of the groove edges (11, 12), wherein the groove walls (9, 10) have in each case a single oblique face (9a, 10a) which proceeds from the groove edge (11, 12) and is elongate in the direction of extent of the transverse groove (3, 4), characterized in that formed in each transverse groove (3, 4), within the rib inner portion, are two projections (13, 14) which are delimited by portions (9a, 9b, 9c, 10a, 10b, 10c) of the groove walls (9, 10), wherein these portions (9a, 9b, 9c, 10a, 10b, 10c) are in each case one of the oblique faces (9a, 10a), in each case one projection flank (9b, 10b) and in each case one end face (9c, 10c), wherein the oblique face (9a, 10a) delimits the respective projection (13, 14) in the radial direction, and the end face (9c, 10c) delimits the respective projection (13, 14) at its end proximal to the outside of the tread, wherein the oblique faces (9a, 10a) run out at wall portions (9d, 10d) of the groove walls (9, 10) that converge at the end of the transverse groove (3, 4) proximal to the inside of the tread, and wherein a groove constriction of the transverse groove (3, 4), which on the inside proximal to the treads extends beyond the projections (13, 14) and is conjointly delimited by the converging wall portions (9d, 10d) remains between the projections (13, 14), each projection (13, 14) being delimited by the projection flank (9b, 10b) in relation to said groove constriction. formed in each transverse groove (3, 4), within the rib inner portion, are two projections (13, 14) which are delimited by portions (9a, 9b, 9c, 10a, 10b, 10c) of the groove walls (9, 10), wherein these portions (9a, 9b, 9c, 10a, 10b, 10c) are in each case one of the oblique faces (9a, 10a), in each case one projection flank (9b, 10b) and in each case one end face (9c, 10c), wherein the oblique face (9a, 10a) delimits the respective projection (13, 14) in the radial direction, and the end face (9c, 10c) delimits the respective projection (13, 14) at its end proximal to the outside of the tread, wherein the oblique faces (9a, 10a) run out at wall portions (9d, 10d) of the groove walls (9, 10) that converge at the end of the transverse groove (3, 4) proximal to the inside of the tread, and wherein a groove constriction of the transverse groove (3, 4), which on the inside proximal to the treads extends beyond the projections (13, 14) and is conjointly delimited by the converging wall portions (9d, 10d) remains between the projections (13, 14), each projection (13, 14) being delimited by the projection flank (9b, 10b) in relation to said groove constriction.