{"id":393,"date":"2025-12-05T12:56:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.quinta.tech\/?p=393"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:24:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:24:01","slug":"por-que-el-rfid-no-es-el-futuro-de-la-gestion-de-llantas-y-que-si-lo-es","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.quinta.tech\/en\/2025\/12\/05\/por-que-el-rfid-no-es-el-futuro-de-la-gestion-de-llantas-y-que-si-lo-es\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-time tire telemetry (the true future)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The uncomfortable truth no one tells you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years, the transport industry has sought the best way to identify tires<\/strong> within fleets: tattoos, economic numbers, QR codes, stamps on the hubs, and more recently, tags RFID<\/strong>.
The promise sounds attractive: \u201cread the tire without contact, gain more control, and prevent theft.\u201d But the reality is very different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I can tell you something with complete certainty:
RFID is NOT the future of tires. And not only is it not the future\u2014it is a technology that, when applied to tires, simply does not work.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not saying this out of competition or theory:
In At Quinta Tech, we invested time, money, and thousands of tests into RFID<\/strong>, and although we lost a lot, we gained something more valuable: the experience to avoid making the same mistake again<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why does RFID fail in tires?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Because it is a weak passive technology by nature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RFID used in tires is the same type of tag that works for passing toll booths or entering a gated community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And even then\u2026 how many times have you had to back up because the barrier didn\u2019t detect you?
If that happens under ideal conditions, imagine it inside a tire<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The windshield does not block the signal.
But a tire does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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2. Metal is its worst enemy (and a tire is almost entirely metal)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What almost no one explains is that RFID does not work well with metal<\/strong>.
And a truck tire\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • It has steel belts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • metal layers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Metal hoops<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Internal structures that generate interference
    The result:
    Inconsistent, weak, and frustrating readings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Reading an RFID tag on a tire is harder than finding a number tattooed with permanent marker. And that's literal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    3. Factory-integrated\" RFID doesn't solve the problem either.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Some tire brands have begun to include RFID inside the rubber.
    This helps a little, because the tag is protected, fixed, and doesn't move.
    But even with special antennas, readers, and years of trying, reading remains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Slow<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Inconsistent<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Position dependent<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Uncomfortable for the operator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Is it better than glued-on RFID? Yes.
      Is it suitable for a real operation? No.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      4. RFID tags stuck to the sidewall of the tire: the biggest scam<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      This is the worst of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      At Quinta we bought thousands of these tags.
      We glued them.
      We tried them.
      We installed them exactly as the supplier said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The result after weeks or months?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      • The tags fall off<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They break<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They bend<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They are deactivated<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • They come loose with vibration and heat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        And the most insulting thing:
        The supplier will blame you.<\/strong>
        Whether the installation was faulty.
        That \"the surface was not prepared properly\".
        That it \"hit in the wrong place\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        No.
        The problem is not you.
        El problema es que esta tecnolog\u00eda NO fue hecha para las llantas<\/strong>and selling it as such is deceiving the customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        In our office we have more than 3,000 new RFID tags that we stopped selling<\/strong> because it would be disrespectful to offer something we know doesn't work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        So\u2026 what does work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        \"\u2714\" Traditional marking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • It's easy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • It's cheap<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • It is consistent<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • It is consistent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          If your alternative is RFID, you're better off sticking with conventional marking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n