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IAA REVIEW
Continental Launches Tyre Information and Management System “ContiConnect”
success in mobility and efficiency. ContiConnect works with both retrofitted and factory-fitted ContiPressureCheck sensors, such as
the factory fitted ContiPressureCheck sensors included within the new Continental iTyres range.
Continental launched ContiConnect, a tyre information and management system for commercial fleets, at the 66th International Motor Show (IAA) Commercial Vehicle in Hanover. The
tyres”, stated Nikolai Setzer, member of the Executive Board at Continental and Head of the Tire Division.
The system can work in multiple set-
Continental’s Mobility Study Finds Transport Industry in the Digital Price Trap
At the IAA show in Hanover, Continental had a display explaining the
use and collaboration of the ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect systems
system monitors, analyses and reports tyre pressure and temperature for the entire fleet based on data collected by the ContiPressureCheck sensors. ContiConnect is due to be made available in Q2 of 2017 throughout
ups to connect all tyres in a fleet, being applicable to both vehicles that are on the road for numerous days in a row, as well as to those returning for daily check-ups. In combination with the modular design of ContiPressureCheck, the system can
Competition, environmental regulations, digital technologies, new players in the transport business, a lack of qualified drivers – the transport industry is not short of challenges, as the fourth Continental Mobility Study shows. The Mobility Study 2016 is Continental’s fourth mobility study, and it surveyed logistics experts, forwarding agents, fleet operators, and long-haul drivers in Germany and China. In the study, entitled "The Connected Truck,” more than half of the logistics experts surveyed fear that their industry could get left behind as digitalisation progresses.
"In the transport business, the slices of the pie are distributed and the customer dictates the price" – this quote from a logistics expert in the study gets to the heart of the situation. The suggestion that cost pressure, which is enormous in any case, will continue to intensify, finds agreement from 88% of logistics experts. For the majority of logistics experts (82%) in Germany, investments need to pay off within just two years.
"The compulsion to make savings in the transport industry forms the basis of our diverse efforts toward further optimisation of commercial vehicles. It is also the basis of our attempts at all levels, to bring automated slipstream driving – platooning – into production as quickly as possible. We are working on the technical aspects of this. The statutory framework now needs to be put in place quickly," explains Dr. Elmar Degenhart, Chairman of the Executive Board of Continental.
In the context of cost pressure and the stricter
environmental
regulations
anticipated in
the sector, the
following
statements from
drivers
concerning fuel-
saving behaviour
suggest that
there is still
room for
optimisation. In
local transport
up to a radius of
150 kilometres,
28% of drivers
surveyed in Germany report that their companies do not consider fuel-saving important. At least 19% of drivers employed in national and international long-distance haulage say the same thing. Almost half of drivers of small delivery vans and trucks weighing up to 7.5 metric tons also stress that fuel-saving behaviour is not considered important. Among fleet owners and managers, however, technologies that aid fuel-saving as well as tyre- pressure monitoring systems, which can likewise help considerably to influence consumption by means of the correct tyre pressure, occupy second and third places on procurement wish lists.
The industry appears largely satisfied with the commercial vehicles in use today. This applies especially in respect of reliability (67%) and service and maintenance (64%). Two thirds of drivers in Germany value the dependability and user- friendliness of advanced driver assistance systems above all (66% each). It is striking that 72% of drivers with at least 30 years of professional experience would like more driver assistance systems. At the same time, there is still little interest in automated driving. Even in the face of the enormous pressure in the industry in terms of costs and competition, only 28% of logistics experts surveyed see automated driving as offering an opportunity for the sector. In China, however, the figure is almost half (47%). In this respect, the industry still has a lot of work to do to persuade and inform people before such systems can enter production.
ContiConnect sends immediate notifications and offers
service options to the fleet manager should a tyre reach a critical level
key markets in Asia Pacific, Europe and The Americas. The system functions by notifying the fleet manager and advising of corrective measures if needed through a Conti360° service partner. An online portal provides reports on the fleet’s tyre performance and efficiency. “With ContiConnect we have taken a huge step forward in our evolution from a premium tyre manufacturer to a solutions provider. We have enriched our long-term experience in the tyre industry with data created by sensors in our truck and bus
collect data from a stationary receiver in a depot, or from a receiver unit in every vehicle on the road in real- time. Should the tyres reach a critical level, ContiConnect sends an alert and offers the correct service option, such as a tyre change, for immediate and convenient activation through the fleet manager. With the enhanced transparency of ContiConnect, tyres get more mileage, longer durability and can enable greater fuel savings. For the entire fleet this means higher uptime, less maintenance and overall
CommercialTyre
Management
and Fleet Business
The Mobility Study focused on the experiences, requests and concerns of logistics experts, transport companies and truck drivers.