Patent ID: 11926328
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method, for determining a suitable tire for use on a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises an electronic device capable of collecting driving data relating to the driving of the vehicle, the method comprising:
obtaining driving data, from the electronic device, relating to the driving of the vehicle;
determining, from the driving data, an amount of driving performed on at least one of a plurality of different road types;
forming a road type driving profile comprising one or more road types of the plurality of different road types and the associated determined amount of driving performed thereon; and
selecting, from a plurality of different tires, a suitable tire for the vehicle based on at least the road type driving profile,
wherein the driving data comprises positional data and wherein the method further comprises determining, using the positional data, a damage factor which is indicative of the likelihood of potential damage to the tires on the vehicle and/or a wear factor which is indicative of expected wear to the tires on the vehicle, and wherein selecting a suitable tire for the vehicle is also based on the damage and/or wear factor.