Motorists could soon be able to view a vehicle tyre‘s history by scanning a barcode that is going to be on them with their smartphones, i.e: an iPhone or Blackberry.
A regulatory system being proposed by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma) would require all tyres to be given a registration number in barcode form.
“This information will include any accident the tyre may have been involved in and the information will be accessible to everyone,” said Mohammed Saleh Badri, the acting director general at Esma.
“We are working on developing an iPhone app where consumers can scan the barcode and immediately bring up the tyre‘s history, and we will also be developing a website.”
