Apparatus and methods for calculating and/or monitoring a tire wear rate of a tire

A computer-implemented method for calculating a tire wear rate of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• obtaining technical data of at least one tire of a vehicle;
• obtaining technical data of the vehicle;
• obtaining data of at least one in-operational measurement of at least one property of at least one tire of the vehicle;
• and
• calculating a tire wear rate based at least in part on the obtained technical data of the at least one tire of the vehicle, the obtained technical data of the vehicle and the obtained data of the at least one in-operational measurement of at least one property of the at least one tire of the vehicle according to a self-tuning mathematical tire wear model.

A computer-implemented method for calculating a tire wear rate of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• transmitting technical data of at least one tire of a vehicle;
• transmitting technical data of the vehicle;
• transmitting data of at least one in-operational measurement of at least one property of at least one tire of the vehicle;
• and
• obtaining a calculated tire wear rate based at least in part on the transmitted technical data of the at least one tire of the vehicle, the transmitted technical data of the vehicle, and the transmitted data of the at least one in-operational measurement of at least one property of the at least one tire of the vehicle, wherein the calculated tire wear rate is calculated according to a self-tuning mathematical tire wear model.

A system for monitoring a tire wear rate of a vehicle, the system comprising one or more computing devices configured to:

• obtain technical data of at least one tire of a vehicle;
• obtain technical data of the vehicle;
• obtain data of at least one in-operational measurement of at least one property of the at least one tire of the vehicle;
• and
• calculate a tire wear rate based at least in part on the obtained technical data of the at least one tire of the vehicle, the obtained technical data of the vehicle, and the obtained data of the at least one in-operational measurement of at least one property of the at least one tire of the vehicle according to a self-tuning mathematical tire wear model.