Do tire pressure sensors use individual batteries (that may last only 10 years) rather than the car’s electrical system? Could such a battery replacement cost about $85 for each wheel? What about ...

A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is an auto component that helps keep you informed when tire pressure drops or rises to unsafe levels. The system works by comparing each tire to a programmed ...

Seasons change, and shifting temperatures are in the forecast. Even when it doesn’t feel like much, the expansion of hot air or shrinkage of cold air often impacts tire pressures, which is why you’re ...

I happened to be perusing Summit Racing’s redesigned website, which recently added a section on its homepage for Late Model Muscle. Naturally the fifth-gen Camaro was one of the three choices, and ...

A TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor is a device that is installed in a vehicle's tires to monitor the air pressure and temperature of the tires. The primary function of the TPMS sensor is ...

Federal regulations have required some sort of computerized tire-pressure monitoring system in new cars since the 2007 model year. Most of these are active types that employ a sensor mounted to each ...

Attached directly to a tire’s inner liner, Sensata’s new Tire Mounted Sensors deliver additional sensing capabilities, tire identification and lifetime data continuity that provide benefits to drivers ...

Legislation in Europe, the U.S., and China states that all vehicles be equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). Infineon’s SP49 TPMS sensor IC offers a path toward a full automotive TPMS ...