Article: Michelin Introduces Radio Frequency Tire Identification Technology; First Tire Company to Begin Fleet Testing of Radio Frequency Tire Identification System for Passenger and Light Truck Tires.

DETROIT -- DETROIT, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The road to gathering information about the tires on your family vehicle is about to become an information super highway. Michelin engineers have developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder that is manufactured into the tire and stores vital tire identification information. With this technology, the tire identification number can now be associated with the vehicle identification number (VIN) making the tires uniquely identifiable with an individual vehicle, telling when and where the tire was made, maximum inflation pressure, tire size, etc.

"This innovation has attractive implications for tire ...

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