On January 9, the 2017 Dealers’ Meeting of Zhongce Rubber Group (China) was held in Hangzhou, releasing the first cloud smart tire in China—ZAS88.

This product is applicable to middle to long-distance cars. It stands out as it integrates six currently cutting-edge technologies, meeting consumers’ and car fleets’ needs for functions of high wear resistance, low rolling resistance, low noise and wet-skid resistance, setting a precedent of combining Internet with tire products.

According to Gu Weiguo, Market Department Manager of Zhongce Rubber, this product integrates six currently cutting-edge technologies. The nanometer silicon formula increases wear resistance by 40%; the design of 0° belt beam layer enhances the intensity of tire crown; the ST highly-resistant steel wire is applied to increase durability by 8%; the CBOT proprietary technology reduces shoulder void malfunction by 20%; the 1.55HT high-tensile steel wires significantly improves the durability of tire bead; and the full resistance property technology of the inside liner greatly increases air tightness.

Zhongce ZAS88 manifests the extraordinary quality of the tire brand of Zhongce Rubber by achieving higher wear-resistance, lower rolling resistance and noise as well as better wet-skid resistance. This is embodied by: the design of four longitudinal grooves that increases wet-skid resistance; the design of streamline shallow groove plus steel sheets that enhances the wet-skid resistance of tires while increasing eccentric wear-resistance of tires; the design of heat dissipation groove at the shoulder that effectively reduces heat generated at the shoulder of tires; the design of stone-ejecting tire tread that effectively avoids gravels at the groove bottom; the design of fine pattern along the margin that effectively enhances eccentric wear-resistance; and the variable pitch pattern that significantly lowers noise.

What is special about the product is that it sets a precedent of combining Internet with tire products and achieves the interconnection of information on tires and companies as well as cars and companies; real-time monitoring of tire temperature and pressure GPS as well

as big data analysis of data on the full life circle of tires. It is known that Zhongce Smart Tire has a complete set of management system. By using Internet and big data tools, it records and traces the condition and information of tires during the whole process from production, warehouse keeping, application, maintenance, renovation up to scraping. With sensors installed inside tires, car owners who use Zhongce cloud smart tires conduct management, collection, analysis and statistical work with hand-held terminals. The receiver installed in the driving cab tells real-time driving condition of tires, such as air leaking and excessively high tire pressure,and gives out alarms to warn car owners.

In addition, all these data will be uploaded to Zhongce Cloud which will send them to relevant staff at the headquarters of the Company. While guaranteeing the safety of car owners, it helps car fleets achieve Internet+, promoting management efficiency and economic benefits.

Gu Weiguo said that as to car fleets and consumers, Zhongce Cloud Smart Tires meet their needs for safe and low-cost transportation. The safety performance of tires is higher: pre-warning of tire pressure and temperature, pattern, and other matters; the management over tires is more efficient: portable operation recording process; the usage cost of tires is lower: real-time optimal condition and driving at a super low cost.