September 25, 2006 One of the many wonderful new jiggers seen at last week’s Automechanika trade show in Frankfurt was a tire pressure monitoring wheel sensor that should open up new service potential ...

Since tire pressure sensors use non-replaceable batteries, they need to be swapped out, but do you have to do this each time ...

Making the case for a tire pressure monitoring system is easy. Calculate only the labor cost of regular tire pressure checks and you'll see the ROI almost immediately. Figure about 15 minutes per ...

Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) are relatively new additions to your car’s suite of sensors. At least if you’re old enough to remember when keeping an eye on tire pressures was boasted about ...

Tire shops have turned a once simple errand into a surprisingly technical decision point: when you buy a fresh set of rubber, ...

A TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor is a device that is installed in a vehicle's tires to monitor the air pressure and temperature of the tires. The primary function of the TPMS sensor is ...

Just replace the valve caps on your tires with these Fobo Tire sensors making a run on Indiegogo and you'll always know when your tires need a burst of air. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the ...

Electrical engineers have invented a printed sensor made of metallic carbon nanotubes that can monitor the tread of tires in real-time. In its first demonstration, the cheap, simple innovation shows ...

Tire and automotive technology supplier Continental has added a valve cap sensor to its lineup of Digital Tire Monitoring products and services. This sensor works with all of Continental’s digital ...

LIFE is not easy for tires. Beyond the injuries meted out by potholes and the stress imposed by drivers who insist on squealing through curves, there is the indignity of underinflation. Tires with ...

Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los Angeles home. He's had a lifelong obsession with cars and motorcycles (both old and new). Measuring tire ...

Future systems will employ SAW (surface-acoustic-wave) sensors to eliminate batteries. Direct-digital downconversion enables operation at region-independent 2.45 GHz. In any civilized nation today, ...