Mercedes has been working on this vision for the past couple of years. One of the first things Mercedes did was to chop to pieces its embedded system, a monolith that weighed in at more than 10 million lines of code. The plan is to also extend this modular approach to the instrument cluster. On the connectivity side, Mercedes now has in place a robust backend and a virtual private network for an always-on access to the cloud. As security of the data connection is paramount, Mercedes has implemented advanced encryption, launched regular security audits and even enlisted hackers to probe the system for weaknesses.
Apps and content are front and center, as is integration of the smartphone. For more on apps, see Industry insight: Telematics and apps. Despite its somewhat conservative image as a car manufacturer, Mercedes considers itself an important innovator in the area of connected infotainment.
Mercedes has been operating its own app store since last June. Next Generation Telematics Telematics data and insights are crucial for companies that have fleet management. Latest Telematics News and Blogs. Stay up-to-date with the latest telematics news and blogs. Lam 08 June 12 August Telematics Has Transformed Trucking Those who work in the trucking industry are likely very familiar Lam 07 June 12 August See more recent news and blogs.
In just four weeks time a renowned speaker line-up of experts from Volvo, TNT Express, Scania, Renault, will meet at the Telematics for Fleet Management Conference March, Amsterdam to discuss how to develop integrated fleet telematics solutions and meet end-user requirements to drive profitability across commercial vehicle segments. The conference will provide a crucial market update and provide the opportunity for companies from other verticals, such as IT and insurance, who plan to launch products in the fleet space to build crucial relationships and establish partnerships in this vertical.
A sample attendee list has been released on the website and includes leading companies in the fleet space as well as newer market entrants such as Continental, Deutsche Telekom, Fleetmatics, Iron Mountain, Masternaut and Zurich. Krystyna Grant, Business Development Director, Telematics Update has shared her excitement to meet some of the top companies working in the fleet space.
This will be a great chance to really get to grips with whats happening in the fleet telematics industry right now. Driscoll and Associates. At the end of , there were roughly three million local fleet tracking units in service in the United States, plus over one million cell phones, smartphones and tablets that were being used to manage workers and mobile assets when out in the field.
Some , long-haul trucks were also using commercial telematics, bringing total market penetration to about 25 percent. Efforts to mandate electronic onboard recorders to monitor the amount of time commercial drivers spend behind the wheel promise to add several million tracking units more. After suffering a setback at a United States Court of Appeals, the FMCSA has been forced to revise the proposed rules to address concerns over driver privacy and harassment.
It now plans to present the revisions in September, and if successful, roughly two years will be required for implementation, Driscoll said. Nor can companies continue consoling themselves that the market is not big enough for the Googles of the world.
Sears, the massive retailer in the United States, they are involved in telematics.
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