New ContiConnect Lite app version – a ‘gateway into digital OTR tyre management’

Continental’s new tool allows for professional tyre monitoring in agricultural, earthmoving and port tyres

Continental has launched a new version of its ContiConnect Lite app. The digital tyre management software creates a bridge between tyre sensors fitted to tyres either retroactively or increasingly at the factory and certain features of digitalised tyre management. The app can now be used on tyres with an integrated Gen2 sensor. Beginning in 2024, Continental has been delivering its off-the-road (OTR) radial tyres with a Bluetooth-enabled sensor ex-factory.

Martijn Oosterbaan, head of product management at Continental Specialty Tires: “Digital Tyre Management contributes to greater safety, efficiency and sustainability, especially in the areas of earthmoving, agriculture and at ports.” (Photo: Continental)

“Digital tyre management contributes to greater safety, efficiency and sustainability, especially in the areas of earthmoving, agriculture, and at ports”, says Martijn Oosterbaan, head of product management at Continental Specialty Tires. Thanks to a Bluetooth-enabled sensor, the tyre data can be read directly via a smartphone. “This makes access to digital tyre management particularly easy,” says Oosterbaan. In common with other leading tyre manufacturers in the truck and bus, Continental has been offering increasingly sophisticated digital tyre management to its on-road commercial tyre customers over the last decade. The new version of the ContiConnect Lite app gives OTR tyre users a “gateway” into the digital tyre management.

ContiConnect Lite for easy OTR tyre monitoring

The requirements for specialty tyres are particularly high. They are designed for high-performance vehicles and are used, for example, on loaders, tractors and port and terminal vehicles. ContiConnect Lite helps fleet managers to monitor the condition of their tyres.

Oosterbaan says: “Our offering is suited to smaller fleet customers, such as those at recycling centers, asphalt mixing plants and container handling facilities.” ContiConnect Lite requires no additional hardware other than the Gen2 tyre sensor and a mobile device. “Drivers or fleet managers simply self-register themselves via a smartphone,” says Oosterbaan. They can then scan the sensor inside the tyre via Bluetooth and access a limited version of the ContiConnect App. In total, three users can be registered free of charge. If there is a change in tyre pressure or temperature, drivers are immediately informed via a push notification.

Digital tyre management for greater efficiency and sustainability

With its factory-installed Gen2-sensors in specialty tyres, the tyre manufacturer continues to drive forward the digitalisation of fleets. For example, its EM-Master and LD-master product lines are available for construction machines and loaders, its ContainerMaster Radial product line for large forklifts and reach stackers in port terminal operations, and its VF TractorMaster Hybrid for tractors. Digital tyre management helps to achieve maximum service life, which reduces the total cost of ownership and promotes sustainable use of materials.