Telematics

Autonomous truck convoys: the question is when, not if

Transport Business — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:43:58 +0000

Autonomous truck convoys: the question is when, not if

The grand vision of Europe’s freight transport is of sleek convoys of autonomous trucks travelling along thousands of miles of ‘smart’ roads. Siegfried Mortkowitz reports on what it will take to realise it

UBI: One way to influence driver behaviour

Transport Business — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:50:55 +0000

UBI: One way to influence driver behaviour

Telematics

Although usage-based insurance (UBI) is not yet widely available – or even widely known – it is currently being widely researched and tested by insurance carriers. UBI comes with real costs, and the technology and business models are still developing, so early adopters need to focus their investments

Infrastructure investment in austere times

Transport Business — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:58 +0000

Infrastructure investment in austere times

Telematics

Neal Skelton, head of professional services at ITS United Kingdom, discusses the role of intelligent transport systems during times of transport infrastructure spending cuts

Racing ahead

Transport Business — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:22:25 +0000

Racing ahead

Telematics

Ray Engley, Road Haulage Association, discusses how the road haulage industry can learn from Formula 1

Deployment of transport telematics

Transport Business — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:10:20 +0000

Deployment of transport telematics

Telematics

It has been estimated that transport telematics infrastructure developments could, over a ten year period, create a potential market of €1 billion to equip 20.000 km of European motorways; €1 billion to equip 85 European cities; and the market for in-vehicle equipment could reach €6 billion a year

Telematics speaks the insurers’ language

Transport Business — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:37:57 +0000

Telematics speaks the insurers’ language

Telematics

Telematics Update's editor, Thomas Hallauer, finds out how the telematics-insurer partnership can make telematics not only palatable, but also downright exciting for the fleet underwriting sector

Reefer refreshed!

Transport Business — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:28:57 +0000

Reefer refreshed!

Telematics

Telematics Update’s Puja Pankhania asks Thermo King’s Gayatri Chaturvedi to share her views on the integration of reefer data into the logistics customers’ business processes

OEMs, suppliers or telematics providers – who will own the digital tachograph?

Transport Business — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:25:06 +0000

OEMs, suppliers or telematics providers – who will own the digital tachograph?

Telematics

Subject to legislative constraints, obligations and privacy issues, Tobias Ryberg believes it will be up to the customers to decide who they trust best with their driving time data

Is pure telematics on the way back?

Transport Business — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:35:33 +0000

Is pure telematics on the way back?

Telematics

Precksha Saksena of Telematics Update explains how months of research have led to the realisation that Telematics may have gone full circle and is now able to sustain business case for basic services that failed to take off in 2001.

Freight Best Practice

Transport Business — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 05:22:47 +0000

Freight Best Practice

Telematics

Telematics Systems offer the Road Freight Industry an opportunity to make cost saving improvements