The Global Data Service Organisation — GDSO — is an international, nonprofit body created in January 2022 to standardize how tyre (and automotive-component) data is collected, stored and shared across the industry.
Founded by major global tyre manufacturers including Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear, Michelin and Pirelli, the GDSO aims to bring together all stakeholders — OEMs, tag & tech vendors, fleets, recyclers — around a shared data standard.
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GDSO defines a common data format and a global data space (via its Tyre Information Service) to record a tire’s lifecycle: manufacturing, distribution, use, retreading, maintenance, recycling. This ensures traceability, interoperability, and transparency across the tire’s full life cycle — essential for circular economy, regulatory compliance, digital-twin ambitions, and resale or retread workflows.
For anyone using RFID-embedded tires, GDSO is key: it provides the backbone to transform a tire from just a product into a data-rich asset.