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On this note, 24 local and foreign supporting bodies brought their for six association meetings. Dato’ Ng Koong Sinn, President of the Malaysia Trucking Federation, noted: “The main objective of our meeting was to gather opinion from various operators across the country and dissect key topics that might then go to the rel- evant authorities for action. We also aim to raise awareness of new technologies among our members. Automechanika Kuala Lumpur could actually bring these two aspects together. It is im- portant to open our minds to digitalisation, autonomous driving and new energy trends and go with current and future changes. And so, the add-on events and conferences were highly com- mendable in the sense that they brought in knowledge and new perspectives to prepare the market.”
Pairing with each zone, Automechanika Kuala Lumpur also of- fered 14 fringe events to probe the region’s most pressing top- ics. The three major segments highlighted were the Digitalisation - ment Conference and AutoFEST@KL that embodied Malaysia’s - ated a dialogue on capturing opportunities and facing challeng- es in the regional market.
This included experts from Chevron Malaysia Limited, Continen- tal Tyre PJ Malaysia Sdn Bhd, The National ESG Association of Malaysia, Malaysia Commercial Vehicle Traders Association (MCVTA), Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Ma- laysia Trucking Federation (MTF), Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC), NanoMalaysia, Pos
- bility, Sustainability’ was aimed at addressing the needs of and
Interesting topics covered included ‘Is it challenge or opportunity under the transformation of commercial vehicle market’ by Dato Ng Koong Sinn; a brief introduction of the Malaysia Commercial Vehicle Association (MCVTA) by its President, Gwee Bok Wee, followed by ‘The Development and the Needs of the Commercial Vehicles Market in Malaysia’ by Cho Chee Seng, General Man-
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ger, Eco-R (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; ‘Future Trend of the Commer- cial Vehicle Market: Safety, Transformation, Autonomous, Talent Development and Good Vehicle Maintenance’ by David Ong, General Manager, KDO Consultants, and many more.
From the tyre side, Jason Low, Digital Solutions Manager, Con- tinental Tyre PJ Malaysia Sdn Bhd, shared the Comprehensive Solutions for Professional Tyre Management during which he - tiConnect Live.
- tomer tyres from the selection of the right tyre for application, breakdown to the proper handling of worn tyres.
- tal combined tyre expertise with digital solutions. With Conti- mounted onto the inner liner of the tyre that constantly measures tyre pressure and temperature inside the tyre.”
As for ContiConnect Live, he said it was the next generation of digital solutions for tyre monitoring to complement ContiPres- sureCheck and ContiConnect Yard. With ContiConnect Live, he pointed out that the collected data on tyre pressure and temper- ature were sent in real time to a cloud using a central telematics unit. In addition, the unit transmitted the vehicle's location using GPS and recorded the operating hours of the tyres.
Whereas, he said, the ContiConnect Yard platform collects in- formation through a telematics tracking system to provide the condition of tyres on the trucks and trailers to increase uptime station reader for approximately two minutes to collect data in- cluding tyre pressure, tyre temperature, and sensor information, and to transmit the data to the loT platform. Any tyre issues can be addressed while in the yard. This solution improves safety, performance, reduces tyre failures, and can extend the life of the tyre by as much as 20 per cent.
“Fleet managers have a quicker and more comfortable overview of the condition of the vehicles regardless of their location. By - time, lower maintenance costs and an extended operating time. ContiConnect Live is available for all special tyres from Conti- nental equipped with sensor technology,” he added.
