ABSTATT, Germany — Pirelli & C S.p.A. and Bosch Group have agreed to work together to create new software-based solutions and driving functions using tire sensors.
Pirelli's Cyber Tyre technology uses tires with integrated sensors to collect data and transmit them to the vehicle to be processed in real time.
Bosch already has developed an electronic-stability program (ESP) application adapted to Pirelli tires in an initial joint project with the hypercar manufacturer Pagani Automobili.
The Cyber Tyre technology on the Pagani Utopia Roadster transmits key tire information to the ESP control unit, enabling optimal use of the individual properties and performance of the tires, providing enhanced greatest control and tailored driving conditions, the companies said.
Bosch has developed MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensor technology and manufactures tire pressure sensors using the "Bluetooth Low Energy" (BLE) standard.
By merging this expertise with Pirelli's in-tire devices technologies — both hardware and software, algorithms, and tire modeling — it will be possible to collect, process, and transmit real-time tire data to provide parameters for the vehicle's electronic control system, using BLE with very low power consumption, the companies said, noting that Pirelli and Bosch now aim to exploit Bosch MEMS technology for in-tire applications.
