telematics

Ilkley, W Yorkshire, UK. September 2011 – Digi International has announced that its ConnectPort® X5 R is now certified to use the Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM) satellite network for global, two-way, low-latency data communications.

Driving performance and safety management company Greenroad has won the Best Risk Management System category in this year’s Business Car Fleet Technology Awards – The Techies.

Axeda and Walsh Vision have joined forces to provide advanced M2M services for the telematics market.

Developers are building M2M applications to help companies reduce service and fuel costs, generate new sources of revenue, and increase customer satisfaction. The principle market segments and applications driving this market need for M2M solutions include

Event date: March 12-13, 2014 The Mövenpick Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands The 11th Annual Telematics for Fleet Management Europe 2014 Conference & Exhibition (March 12th-13th at the Movenpick Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands) is back. The forum will reveal the future of the commercial vehicle telematics market, including the impending legislations and the need-to-know industry trends for the entire ecosystem.

Skype has been integrated into Nextraq’s Fleet Dispatch integrated GPS dispatching product, combining with SMS and Garmin dispatching software.

In the latest edition of its annual Sustainability Report, UPS stated it has reduced the amount of fuel it’s using to deliver each package in the United States.

Smart metering will account for over 40% of the 400 million M2M connected devices by 2016, according to a Juniper Research report.

GPS fleet tracking and vehicle management company Discrete Wireless has changed its name to Nextraq. The company has also added one-minute reporting and 12-month customer data retention to its standard offering.

Agnik, a data analytics company for distributed, mobile and embedded environments, has selected the Kore Telematics M2M network to power its usage-based automobile insurance application.

A partnership between OnAsset Intelligence, a provider of M2M wireless asset tracking, sensing and control products, and Flemming Cargo Securement (FCS) is helping transportation and logistics companies reduce risk in the supply chain and intervene when cargo is compromised during transit.

Towergate Underwriting Transportation, a UK provider of specialist insurance products, is to market Greenroad’s driver safety and fuel-economy service to its clients.

The stage is set for telematics to make waves in the automotive industry, but what are the factors driving this change and what role will mobile operators, car manufacturers and technology partners play in this new ecosystem?

Fleet driver performance and safety management company Greenroad has added functionality to its Greenroad 360 fleet driver performance and safety management product.

Nokia Siemens Networks has signed a contract with Yutong Bus company Ltd, to provide a machine to machine (M2M) service platform and develop various telematics applications.

Octo Telematics has selected M2M pioneer Telenor Connexion as its global provider of embedded connectivity.