It is the first digital tire monitoring platform of its kind in Asia Pacific.
With ContiConnect, commercial vehicle fleets are able to lower driving costs, maximise efficiency with routine tyre maintenance and improve up-time of their vehicles.
"The return on investment is within a year," said Continental head of sales and marketing (Business Region APAC Truck Tires) Philippe Barabinot.
Other benefits include saving maintenance time, protecting tyres from long-term damage, reducing tyre-related breakdowns and tyre wear, and improving fuel efficiency and improving safety for all road users.
Identifying and resolving tyre issues immediately upon return to the fleet yard helps protect the tyre from long-term damage, ensuring maximum removal miles and improved casing retreadability.
Continental’s tyre sensors can identify creeping air loss, one of the major causes of tire failure, before it would typically be noticed in a pre- or post-trip inspection, helping to reduce tire-related breakdowns on the road.
In addition, verifying proper tyre inflation guarantees the highest possible fuel efficiency to save fuel costs, reduces tyre wear for long tyre life, and helps to prevent tyre blowouts for optimal safety.
ContiConnect is a remote tyre monitoring platform that does not depend on a telematics or over-the-road connection.
Tyre data is collected via sensors, which are mounted on the inner liner of the tire to prevent damage from kerbing, eliminate theft, and ensure the sensor can accurately detect the tyre temperature and pressure without being influenced by heat from braking systems.
As trucks enter the fleet yard, the yard reader station picks up data from the sensors and transmits it to the ContiConnect web portal via a cellular network.
In the web portal, the fleet manager can immediately access low pressure alerts, track data over time, and view reports and analytics for all tyres equipped with sensors.
The platform also features customisable text and email notifications, so the fleet manager, maintenance supervisor, or other personnel can receive immediate alerts when low tire pressure or high tyre temperature is recorded.
This allows fleets to act proactively to fix issues rather than spending valuable time performing manual pressure checks.
“The pilot test we ran on ContiConnect in Malaysia and Thailand showed promising results,” added Barabinot.
Continental offers a range of digital tyre monitoring systems to fit a fleet’s individual business needs.
The ContiPressureCheck tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is simple to install and constantly displays real-time tyre pressure and temperature to the driver via an in-cab display, along with alerts if issues are identified.
This helps protect drivers from top tyre-related safety concerns.
Fleet managers who are interested in seeing real-time tyre data via a telematics solution can also benefit from ContiPressureCheck.
The tyre pressure monitoring system offers data integration with multiple telematics providers.
Integration allows tyre data to be seen in both the providers’ in-cab displays and back-end portals.
