Beru TSS a Factory Option for Audi R8

Audi’s R8 has become the latest in a string of performance vehicles to offer drivers and passengers the added safety of Beru’s Tire Safety System (TSS). The recently launched sports car comes fitted with a 420HP engine capable of propelling the vehicle to speeds in excess of 180 mph, and the optionally fitted TSS provides the added safety of direct monitoring that constantly checks tyre pressure whilst the vehicle is moving and pre-warning the driver of damage through insufficient tyre pressure or through gradual or sudden loss of pressure.

In order to ensure the proper functioning of the TSS system in many different driving situations, the components are tested on a high-speed racetrack. In addition to the enormously high centrifugal forces on the TSS sensors, signal transmission between the TSS tyre electronics, antenna and control unit must meet the highest demands.

The first system of its kind, the Beru TSS has been factory installed by leading manufacturers as standard or as an optional extra since 1998. Currently, it does its work in vehicle models of Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Maserati, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen. In the US market Beru has additionally developed tyre pressure control systems in cooperation with the American automotive component supplier Lear. Amongst others, these systems are installed in core models produced by Ford, Hyundai and Kia.