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Article: RFID buzzz... Radio frequency tire tracking proceeding-slowly but surely.(Special Report)(Radio-frequency identification)(Michelin Americas Research and Development Corp.)
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- Tire Business
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- September 27, 2004
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Byline: Vera Fedchenko
The technology to track tires from cradle to grave using radio frequency waves is moving along in development, albeit at a slow pace, tire makers say.
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) has received a significant buzz from the industry in recent years, particularly since the technology could help tire dealers track inventory more accurately as well as help narrow the scope of tire recalls. The Big Three tire makers all are working to bring their version of RFID technology to market and see whose device will become the industry's standard.
In the commercial tire segment, RFID tire tags are being used to monitor tire ...