Pirelli and Bosch now aim to exploit Bosch MEMS technology for in-tire applications, the companies said.
Pirelli and Bosch have signed a joint development agreement that the companies said aims to create new software-based solutions and driving functions thanks to sensors integrated into tires, also known as in-tire sensors. For drivers, this means greater control, comfort, and sustainability, as well as improved driving dynamics, the companies said.
Pirelli said its “Cyber Tyre” is the manufacturer’s first system based on tires with integrated sensors that collect data and transmit it to the vehicle to be processed in real-time. Bosch has already developed an ESP application specifically adapted to Pirelli tires in an initial joint project with the hypercar manufacturer Pagani Automobili. The “Pirelli Cyber Tyre” technology on the Pagani Utopia Roadster transmits tire information to the ESP control unit, Pirelli said.
As a global supplier of technology and services, Bosch said it contributes its system-level hardware and software expertise to the development cooperation. By merging this expertise with Pirelli’s in-tire devices technologies – both hardware and software, algorithms, and tire modeling – the companies said it will be possible to collect, process, and transmit real-time tire data to provide parameters for the vehicle’s electronic control system, using Bluetooth-low-energy (BLE) with very low power consumption. Pirelli and Bosch now aim to exploit Bosch MEMS technology for in-tire applications, the companies said.
