RL Automotive has introduced AutoAlign, a tyre management platform which enables fleet managers to reduce running costs, increase safety and limit the environmental impact of their operation.
The tyre management platform has been introduced by RL Automotive as transport industries striving to balance commercial considerations with safety, compliance and the general ‘green’ issues of the day.
One such system, AutoAlign – recently launched in the UK, following a £2m/24- month development project and part funded by UK’s clean air programme – is a dynamic and unique real time vehicle monitoring module designed to combat the problem of wheel misalignment. According to RL Automotive, this condition is unknowingly suffered by a third of all commercial vehicles and around half of all cars and vans in the UK.
During the development of AutoAlign, industry research gathered by RL Automotive concludes that on UK roads today, there are 18.7 million vehicles operating with incorrect wheel alignment – a potentially dangerous and costly condition which can go undetected for months.
Low-cost solution
Currently, wheel alignment inspection is not part of scheduled maintenance or MOT tests. However, misalignment results in excessive fuel costs and uneven tyre tread abrasion which in turn can lead to tyre failure, accidents and excessive particulate emissions – a major environmental threat, as identified by the World Health Organisation.
AutoAlign is a low-cost solution consisting of sensors fitted to the steering axle to detect wheel misalignment 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.
