Intelligent Tires

With the explosion of business to customer (b2c) deliveries in recent years, the number of “last mile” delivery vehicles on the road has increased, and so have tire-related issues. So, tire manufacturers are putting artificial intelligence (AI) to work to help predict problems.

For example, Goodyear’s SightLine combines sensors to track tire wear, inflation pressure, tire temperature, vibrations, road conditions and dozens of other parameters with a device that sends the information to the Cloud for real-time analysis. In a pilot test on 1,000 vehicles, the system was able to detect 90 percent of issues before they became issues.

Bridgestone’s technology can also predict when tires are likely to wear out, and whether or not they are suitable for retreading. Retreaded tires can reduce carbon emissions up to 24 percent by keeping used tires out of landfills longer.

Technologies like this will enable service centers to better anticipate the need for repairs or replacements. Collecting and monitoring vehicle data (also known as telematics) will also be an important feature for autonomous vehicles in the future.