Anyline launches truck tyre tread scanning tech, seeking early adopters

Anyline has launched commercial vehicle tyre tread scanning technology that can be used on any camera-enabled smartphone or mobile device. According to the company, the solution allows fleet operators to “improve tyre performance and longevity, ensure driver safety and reduce vehicle inspection time”.

Like Anyline’s other tyre scanning systems, the truck tyre scanning technology uses “state-of-the-art computer vision and AI”. Anyline’s Commercial Tire Tread Scanner – as it is known – works by pointing the camera of any mobile device at the tyre tread to be measured and creating a digital model of the tyre. Fleet operators, tyre technicians and drivers can then scan tread depth and tyre sidewall information, resulting in “accurate and more consistent data”. Tyre data is recorded digitally and shared across the organization as needed. As a result, fleet companies gain instant visibility into the tire health of each vehicle, allowing operators to connect tread health to individual VINs or license plates, which can also be recorded digitally by Anyline.

Anyline’s mobile scanning solutions can be used at each step of the tyre inspection and service process and offer commercial tyre providers a wide range of modules that can be used alongside each other. These modules can be integrated as a Mobile SDK, Web SDK, or Cloud API for ease-of-use by end-customers.

Anyline is currently accepting companies into its Commercial Tire Tread Scanner Early Adopter Program. Ideal participants will be any organization managing a large fleet of vehicles that require regular tyre tread monitoring. Participating companies should have newer mobile devices and be willing to work closely with Anyline product development over a two-to-three month period to provide feedback on performance and feature functionality.

“Tyre tread scanning is the fastest and easiest way to monitor the health of a tire,” said Lukas Kinigadner, CEO and co-founder, Anyline. “When fleet operators scan tyre information accurately, they have better data on tyre health, making it easier to pull a tyre for replacement or retread at the optimal time. Fleet companies can optimize the use of each tyre on their vehicles, which reduces costs, ensures vehicle uptime and enables fleet owners to better schedule maintenance.”