Nokian Tyres have revealed a smart tyre monitoring system that will enable a user to be safer while also getting the most out of the tyres.
Nokian Tyres have introduced smart tyres that assist with real-time tyre management. They have combined a sensor-equipped smart tyre that will pair with a mobile application. It records the sensor data from the tyres and keeps the user informed on all aspects of the tyre. The tyres will currently be available for agricultural and contracting tyres at first, but Nokian Tyres will soon extend the technology to its entire commercial tyre range.
“We have aimed to make the system plug and play”, says Toni Silfverberg, Head of Sales and Marketing at Nokian Tyres. “You just buy the tyres, install the application and you are good to go.”
The first version of the newly-developed sensors will send out information which is transmitted to the application via cloud-based data storage. Real-time information on tread wear, tyre temperature and tyre pressure will be displayed to the user. The system does not require any modifications to the vehicle itself – just the tyres with sensors and the mobile device. Sensors will further be developed to give more information in a simpler way.
Story: Azaman Chothia
