Pirelli and Bosch have signed a joint development agreement. The goal? To create new driving solutions and functionalities, starting with the in-tyre sensors and software that Pirelli has developed through 25 years of research work.
For drivers, this translates into new levels of safety, comfort, and sustainability - as well as ideal driving dynamics in all conditions.
A long-term commitment from Bosch and Pirelli, who intend to jointly develop ever more advanced technologies for real-time processing of signals from tyres, used as valuable input for vehicle dynamics control systems.
Introduced by Pirelli for the first time, Cyber™ Tyre technology has upgraded the concept of tyres, making them capable of sending valuable data to the car's electronics that are processed in real time.
Bosch has already developed an ESP application specifically for Pirelli tyres in an initial joint project with high-performance car manufacturer Pagani. The ‘Pirelli Cyber™ Tyre' technology on the Pagani Utopia Roadster transmits key information from the tyre to the ESP control unit. This ensures optimum utilisation of the tyre's specific properties and performance, and the highest levels of safety and tailored driving comfort in all conditions.
As part of the agreement, Bosch will provide the hardware and software expertise it has developed over the years as a global technology and service provider. Bosch is also a leader in MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensor technologies, and develops and manufactures tyre pressure sensors using the BLE (‘Bluetooth Low Energy') standard.
By combining this expertise with Pirelli's integrated systems technologies - ranging from hardware to software, algorithms and modelling - it will be possible to collect, process and transmit data from tyres in real time to provide parameters to vehicle electronics control systems via BLE to reduce energy consumption.
The next step will see Pirelli and Bosch focus on the in-tyre application of Bosch MEMS technology.
