Continental TPMS wins product award

Continental AG has been named as the 2013 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Award for its tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) with patented LocSync software.

The tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) from Continental is designed to provide the driver with the current inflation pressures individual tyres. If a particular tyre’s pressure is too low, the instrument alerts the driver. According to the company, the new tyres and sensors are detected automatically without the need for any additional electronic equipment by using the LocSync software to combine the data from the wheel speed sensors and tyre sensors.

LocSync is already integrated into three vehicle models, with further vehicle platforms planned to be equipped later in the year.

Conti wins short-range radar sensor PACE award too

Continental was also singled out with a PACE award for a new sensor generation. Invisibly positioned behind the plastic bumpers on the right and left rear corners of the vehicle, the two short-range radar sensors (SRR sensors) detect, for example, vehicles crossing in the path of a reversing vehicle and warn the driver. In this way, they can prevent a collision. Various vehicle models are already equipped with the radar sensors. They make up part of a warning system that detects vehicles in the driver’s blind spot. They are also found in lane change assist systems.

The Automotive News PACE Awards are awarded annually by an independent jury.