Continental CST unveils new telematics system for TMPS

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST), part of Continental AG, has unveiled a new telematics system - the ContiFlexBox – at this year’s TOC Europe, held in Rotterdam, 9-11 June.

The new technology complements its ContiPressureCheck tire pressure monitoring system, by collecting and deploying tire- and vehicle-referenced data, and forwarding it on to a central server, said CST. It is designed for use in vehicles operating in a range of industrial sectors.

The combined system of the ContiFlexBox and ContiPressureCheck, will be available from 2016.

“With our new combined package… we will offer our customers a tailored system that synergises the measurement of tire data with telematic capabilities to optimum effect,” said Julian Alexander, business line manager material handling at Continental CST.

The ContiFlexBox is mounted in the driver’s cab of a vehicle, and is powered via the engine’s ignition.

The ContiPressureCheck tire pressure monitoring system provides automatic collection of data on tire pressure and temperature using sensors placed inside the tire.

A GPS signal in the ContiFlexBox will enable additional vehicle-referenced data to be measured, like deployment duration and current location. All information can be transmitted via WLAN, Bluetooth or GSM to a central server for analysis and editing.

Fleet managers can use the vehicle data collected to increase the efficiency of their fleet management operations. Data stored in the system is protected with individual access rights.