October 13, 2004
Michelin Tests RFID Tags on Tires
Automobile tire manufacturer Michelin is expanding its RFID tests by expanding the pilot to several other companies. The RFID tag will be embeded in the tire's sidewall and will be used to identify the exact product.
According to Information Week:
The tag is based on a new standard the automotive industry is adopting that puts it more in line with what retailers, consumer-goods suppliers, and the Department of Defense are using. That standard--the Automotive Industry Action Group's Tire and Wheel Label and Radio Frequency Identification Standard B-11--has been recently revised to support the 96-bit numeric EPCglobal data format preferred by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the Defense Department, and others. Today, tire manufacturers must produce up to 12 labels with unique identifying marks for each tire to help tire stores and dealers recognize the tires best-suited for specific vehicles.
Read more: Michelin Expands RFID Tests
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