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Ford introducing new connected fleet management tools for electric fleets

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Additionally, Ford Telematics will enable customers to secure and monitor their vehicles remotely after hours. If any of these events occur, GPS tracking also allows managers to see the location of their vehicles even when they are turned off.

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Ford Pro E-Telematics subscription rolls out for commercial electric vehicles

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The legacy automaker’s new subscription service is the Ford Pro E-Telematics for commercial electric vehicles. Ford offers Telematics for commercial vehicles and E-Telematics for commercial EVs. The Telemtacs and E-Telematics subscription enables fleet owners to monitor their cars and drivers.

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New Flyer introduces real-time smart analytics reporting platform to enhance battery-electric bus operation, intelligence, and efficiency

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New Flyer Connect is New Flyer’s cloud-based telematics technology that communicates real-time GPS and analytic data to optimize bus performance, driver efficiency, safety, and preventative maintenance. New Flyer of America Inc.

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Mercedes-Benz to deliver 100 Citaro hybrid buses to Atac in Rome

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The vehicles are also equipped with GPS surveillance and a telematics system assists fleet management. Both the air conditioning system and the air conditioner housing are fitted with anti-viral active filters. A CCTV system provides for safety onboard and a counting system records the number of passengers.

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Hari Balakrishnan Employer MIT Title Professor Member grade Fellow Alma maters Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and the University of California, Berkeley He and his research team at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory developed CarTel, short for car telematics. GPS only works outdoors,” Balakrishnan says.

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Hexagon, Hyundai and Valeo unveil a high-precision vehicle positioning system

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The use of GPS positioning is widespread in the automotive industry, but the technology currently deployed in the automotive industry only approximates positioning to within several meters (between 1.5 The telematics control unit has already been developed by Valeo. and 3 meters in optimum conditions).

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Tesla’s push for telematic rates rejected by California Insurance Commissioner

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said yesterday during the Q4 2021 Earnings Call that the automaker is pushing California to adopt telematics-based insurance rates. Telematics insurance adjusts the price of premiums based on usage. Ricardo Lara, the State’s Insurance Commissioner, is advising Musk to ease off.