Leveraging Tire Sensor Information and the Cloud to Optimize Mobility Operations and Control – A Key Component of Next Generation Mobility Development
The tire is the only part that comes into contact with the road surface and has a significant impact on safety, comfort and economy. Utilization of sensor data from this part is expected to have a significant effect, and it has already begun to be used in practice.
In the future, it is expected to generate even greater value by linking with the vehicle itself and road information.
Bridgestone Announcement
Bridgestone Tire Solutions Japan Co., Ltd, a Bridgestone Group company, announced today that it will begin offering a digital solution service using “Tirematics”, a tool for remotely monitoring the internal pressure of tires for truck and bus operators in Japan from December 7, 2020.
“Tirematics” is a system in which a special Tire Pressure Monitoring System preloaded on the wheel periodically measures the internal pressure information and sends alerts to fleet managers and others via a monitoring tool in the cloud if there is any problem.
This prevents tire-related problems and maximizes vehicle utilization, while making tire maintenance less labor-intensive and more cost effective. This leads to the creation of social value, such as the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Tirematics has already been deployed in Europe and the Asia Pacific region, and now it will be available in Japan in earnest.
TOYO TIRE Presentation
The technology, which utilizes data from sensors attached to the tires, has already been announced by Toyo TIRE in February.
TOYO TIRE Corporation announced on the web that it has developed a tire sensing technology that uses AI and digital technology to visualize in real time “tire performance while driving” by detecting “road surface information while driving” and “tire condition information while driving,” such as wear and load, which varies according to climate and other factors.
In order to understand the condition of the road surface and the condition of the tires, the company says it has built a sensing technology to derive the limit of tire performance (grip) by attaching sensors to the tires and by performing advanced computational processing of the detected information.
This information can be linked to the vehicle, leading to more accurate and stable driving and risk avoidance.
For example, by combining it with map information, weather information and road surface information, you can
- control the speed and braking in curves
- control the distance between vehicles
- Implement proper maintenance
The company says it will use this technology to advance the integration with various external knowledge and technologies (open innovation).
TOYO TIRE’s Tire Sensing Technology Concept (Japanese)
Summary
In this way, the data obtained from the tires, which function as information-acquiring devices, can be used to improve functionality, safety, comfort, and economy.
It will be essential to incorporate the use of these data as an element of next generation mobility development for cars and other next-generation mobility devices.
