Sensors for entire Conti Urban tyre line

The entire Conti Urban bus tyre range is now kitted out with the latest generation of sensors from Continental. From August 2023, Conti Urban HA3, Conti UrbanScandinavia HA3+ and Conti UrbanScandinavia HD3 smart tyres will be available to purchase, making Continental the first manufacturer to offer an entire family of tyres with sensors.

“Thanks to our App, ContiConnect On-Site and our Conti Urban tyre family, customers are able to retrieve tyre data very easily and conveniently from a smartphone via Bluetooth,” comments Kalyan Yalamanchili, head of Digital Solutions at Continental Tires EMEA.

Conti Urban tyres can be incorporated into the ContiConnect 2.0 digital tyre management solution, and by doing so Yalamanchili speaks of helping coach and local public transport operators offer a “reliable, efficient and eco-friendly mobility network.” But digital tyre management also makes it possible to minimise real-life fleet costs. “Tyre sensors additionally provide the basis for capitalising on benefits such as remote fleet monitoring and predictive service planning in future,” adds Yalamanchili.

Continental fleet customers have been using the intelligent Conti Urban tyre for many years now and Yalamanchili believes they will benefit greatly from its built-in sensor technology: “Experience has shown that ContiConnect can reduce punctures by around 30 per cent for customers, achieve a fuel saving of two per cent and increase usable mileage by some ten per cent.”

The tyre sensors transmit live data on tyre temperature, pressure and predicted mileage via Bluetooth. Fleet management then accesses this data using a stationary Yard Reader station or telematics units. If any data anomalies are detected, immediate action can be taken. The intelligent Conti Urban tyres therefore help to reduce vehicle breakdowns and downtime, lower carbon emissions and cut costs. “This creates the optimum conditions for carrying satisfied passengers through cities aboard well-utilised buses in an environmentally sound manner and continuing to be a successful transport operator in the future,” concludes Continental.