The Goodyear SightLine solution uses sensors with cloud-based algorithms to communicate in real-time. By 2027, the company aims to deliver data, sensor-enabled and artificial intelligence in its new products.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is testing intelligent tires for cargo van fleets: Goodyear SightLine. The solution uses sensors with cloud-based algorithms to communicate in real-time.
The connected suite will help identify and address issues before they become visible, through the use of real-time data and the deep understanding of tire dynamics.
The pilot program will incorporate many data subsets and therefore be available in various packages to create more customized solutions for fleets.
“In the first application, SightLine offers several options, from the complete solution including tire sensors and a dongle plugged into the vehicle’s OBD port to a full integration with existing telematics systems, all permitted to transmit real-time data to the SightLine cloud where it is processed into a smart algorithm,” explains Sosia Causeret Josten, Goodyear SightLine New Venture Specialist.
AI-based tires
Tire connectivity aims to address road challenges predicting breakdowns, minimizing downtime and monitoring tire pressure and wear for enhanced safety and more cost-efficient mobility.
“One benefit is to help adjust fleet operations and minimize operational disruptions, through constant monitoring, and more timely reactions, for example,” Causeret Josten adds.
The first phase of Goodyear SightLine features includes leak detection, parked vehicle tire monitoring and tire pressure monitoring.
A global evaluation group of over 1,000 vehicles is currently testing Goodyear SightLine, ready for potential wider implementation by the end of 2022.
By 2027, Goodyear aims to deliver data as well as sensor-enabled and artificial intelligence in all of its new products. The company is transforming itself into a mobility enabler.
Anticipated future elements will comprise tire auto location, fuel economy through optimal tire pressure monitoring, tire load estimation, mileage, tire road friction, tire identification, and treadwear monitoring.
