RL Automotive has introduced a tyre management platform with a range of monitoring systems to help fleet managers reduce running costs, increase safety and limit the environmental impact of their operation.
One such system, AutoAlign, is a dynamic and real time vehicle monitoring module designed to combat the problem of wheel misalignment. According to the company, misalignment is unknowingly suffered by a third of all commercial vehicles and around half of all cars and vans in the UK.
AutoAlign is a low-cost solution consisting of sensors fitted to the steering axle to detect wheel mis alignment as soon as it occurs. RL Automotive’s cloud-based servers automatically alert fleet managers so that they can take remedial action, saving fuel costs and excessive vehicle emissions. Just one degree out of alignment between wheels and/or the vehicle centre will cause a 15% deficiency in tyre wear and 3% increased fuel cost. Therefore, early corrective action will greatly reduce carbon output and keep PM 10 and PM 2.5 tyre particulate emissions to a minimum.
