Brembo, Magneti Marelli and Pirelli announced the start of cooperation in technology with the aim of developing leading edge solutions for the Italian and international automotive industry.

The Cyber Tyre, the intelligent tyre developed by Pirelli, will be integrated with Magneti Marelli electronic control systems and with Brembo's evolved braking systems in order to realise ad hoc technology solutions, at the service of performance and safety requirements of all types of customers.

The internationally recognised skills and excellence of the three Italian groups will allow for important synergies and for development of applications in particular in the field of safety systems for automobiles, also in order to reduce environmental impact, in line with the evolution of international regulations and new European Union CO2 emissions limits to enter into force in 2012.

As a result of the Pirelli Cyber Tyre system, which provides the tyre with actual 'memory,' the onboard computer of a car communicates information relative to the operational condition of the cover to the user in real time. Every identifying item of the tyre, from its current state to its operation in different conditions, including eventual total deflation (in the case of the Run Flat), are registered and transmitted by a transponder installed under the tread. The transmission takes place via an aerial positioned inside the tire and another installed in the wheel housing of the car. Depending on which of the different versions is in use, Cyber Tyre has the effect of real memory, monitoring all the activities of the cover - thanks to a wide range of information:

• Basic characteristics of the tire

• Operating temperature and pressures

• Eventual duration/distance when running deflated

• Residual distance pre-assistance

• Typology of the road's surface

• Vertical load exerted on the tire

• Dimensions of the footprint area

The last three categories of information, along with a description of the type of tyre fitted, can become of great importance when optimising the onboard electronic systems, such as ESP, ABS, ASR and all the dynamic control systems of the vehicle.