Automotive Fleet News

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO - The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) has been working with OEMs to write the telematics data standard. Participating OEMs could begin supporting delivery of data using the standard format by October 2010.

Tags: AEMP, Telematics

MONTVALE, NJ - Mercedes-Benz is launching a voice-controlled telematics system that all but puts a personal assistant in the car to find most any location, answer most any question, and cater to most any whim.

Tags: mbrace, Mercedes-Benz, Telematics

ATLANTA - According to a global study unveiled at the HTUF Conference this week, 71-percent of respondents believe technology will be one of the most important external forces impacting the industry in 2020.

Tags: fuel, GPS, Productivity, Telematics, truck fleets

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - A new EU project, SARTRE, is being launched to develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways.

Tags: SARTRE, Telematics

VISALIA, CA --- OnStar's Stolen Vehicle Slowdown (SVS) service helped police safely recover a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe that had been carjacked at gunpoint Oct. 18 in Visalia, Calif. This is the first time that SVS has been activated to help a subscriber in a carjacking situation, General Motors and OnStar said.

Tags: car theft, GM, GPS, OnStar, Telematics

EL SEGUNDO, CA --- Advances in telematics are making car theft a riskier business -- and thankfully, the technology figures to thwart even more thieves in the near future.

Tags: car theft, iSuppli Corp. , Telematics, Toyota

CINCINNATI - Mike Albert Vehicle Fleet Management recently launched a telematics product designed to give companies a new level of insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of their fleets.

Tags: Mike Albert Vehicle Fleet Management, product launch, Telematics

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Telematics as a standard feature can save millions of dollars in warranty and recall costs because of its real-time diagnostics, according to researchers.

Tags: Frost & Sullivan, study, Telematics, warranty costs

DETROIT – General Motors' OnStar service has earned the automaker more than $1 billion in annual revenues from subscriber services from an estimated 6 million active subscribers, according to iSuppli.

Tags: GM, OnStar, repair, revenue, Telematics, Warranty

NEW YORK – OEMs continue to enhance existing embedded and hybrid telematics services and/or launch new ones, driving global penetration rates in new cars to 12 percent in 2010, according to ABI Research.

Tags: ABI research, OEMs, OnStar, SYNC, Telematics

TORONTO – GE's comprehensive telematics solution provides Web-based access to vehicle asset performance metrics including CO2 emissions as well as related alerts, trend charts, exception reports, and customizable mapping.

Tags: cost savings, fleet support services, General Electric, Telematics

LAS VEGAS – Ford Motor Company will use TeleNav's GPS navigation software in the newest version of its in-car connectivity system, SYNC with Traffic, Directions, and Information.

Tags: Ford, GPS navigation, hands-free, partnership, SYNC, Telematics, TeleNav

LAS VEGAS – The Toyota brand will introduce Safety Connect on select Toyota models and Lexus will introduce Lexus Enform with Safety Connect.

Tags: dual telematics, Lexus, Lexus Enform, Safety Connect, Telematics, TMS, Toyota Motor Sales

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services was named the established company recipient of the Technology Services Award for its Mobile Resource and Asset Use/Management via a telematics solution.

Tags: GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services , technology awards, Tekne Awards, Telematics

CHICAGO – USTelematics, Inc. has released a report titled, "USTelematics: Where It's Been and Where It's Going," now available online.

Tags: USTelematics, Inc., report, Telematics

VANCOUVER, BC AND MT. LAUREL, NJ -- The two companies plan to provide comprehensive telematics solutions for fleet operators.

Tags: ARI, ARI Intellifleet System, Quadrant , Telematics, WebTech Wireless

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO – PHH Arval's telematics-powered service, PHH Onboard, is now available in Canada. The offering is integrated with PHH's U.S.-based telematics capabilities, providing a single information platform across borders.

Tags: PHH Arval, PHH Onboard, Telematics

TORONTO – AirIQ Inc., a leader in wireless location-based services, specializing in telematics and security, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2007.

Tags: AirIQ Inc., Security, Telematics, wireless location-based services

TORONTO, ONTARIO – AirIQ Inc., a leader in wireless location-based services and specializing in telematics and security, has received funds that had been held in escrow since March 2007.

Tags: AirIQ Inc., assets, escrow, liabilities , Security, Steve Willey, Telematics

SAN JOSE, CA – Aeris Communications, a digital wireless communications service provider dedicated to the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and telematics marketplace across North America, has released AerPort, an enhanced M2M customer portal, and AerTraffic, a near real-time device traffic reporting interface.

Tags: Aeris Communications, AerPort, Telematics

SPARKS, MD – PHH Arval, a subsidiary of PHH Corporation, is bringing the power of telematics to PHH GreenFleet to deliver results in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Tags: PHH Arval, PHH Onboard, Telematics

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, 2.2 million passenger cars in Europe had an on-board telematics device at the end of 2007.

Tags: Berg Insight, stolen vehicle location, Telematics

ALPHARETTA, GA – LeasePlan USA introduced a telematics product through its strategic partner Telargo, Inc.. Telargo’s mobile asset management service provides LeasePlan’s existing and future customers with an additional product in its complete fleet management package.

Tags: LeasePlan USA, Telargo, Telematics

TOKYO, Japan --- Denso Corp. said it will test an anti-collision, vehicle-to-vehicle communications system on public roads in Abashiri, a city on the eastern coast of Hokkaido in Japan, from April to March 2011.

Tags: Accident Prevention, anti-collision system, Telematics