Internet of Things (IoT) technology is everywhere today, from the home to the office.
One of the less familiar yet more exciting applications of IoT devices is in vehicles.
Telematics covers a broad spectrum of technologies, from GPS navigation to IoT-enabled maintenance computers.
Here are a few ways telematics can help you become a better driver.
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These devices can show you data about how you accelerate, brake or make other choices.
Progressive wasthe first to offer UBI programs, using GPS technology to provide mileage-based discounts.
The promise of lower insurance rates offers a monetary incentive for better driving.
Vehicles maintenance needs rarely fall along a regular schedule.
New cars can go anywhere between7,500 to 10,000 milesbetween oil changes, but this changes as they age.
Telematics takes the guesswork out of the equation by showing precisely when a vehicle needs maintenance.
These services prevent costly breakdowns and keep vehicles in prime condition, providing improvements like higher fuel efficiency.
Since fuel expenses account for thehighest amount of operating cost waste, these benefits are especially valuable to fleets.
GPS navigation is arguably the most familiar telematics use case, and one of the most helpful.
Telematics systems enable other people to see a vehicles real-time position, too.
This transparency lets fleetsestimate and communicate delivery timeswhile the same system optimizes drivers routes.
These machine networks can determine the best paths to deliver items in minimal time and with minimal fuel consumption.
This same technology is what enables ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft to work, too.
Telematics through drivers phones can find the nearest available driver for any given passenger.
Making your vehicle more eco-friendly
As environmental concerns grow, being a sustainable driver has become more critical.
Telematics can help in this area, too, through the secondary impacts of their other features.
Changing your oil regularly can improve mileage, asit takes less energyto move lower-viscosity fluids.
Since telematics offers more accurate data about when you should change your oil, they prevent mileage-harming buildup.
As a result, you end up using less fuel by producing fewer carbon emissions.
Route optimization also improves fuel economy by taking drivers along the most efficient paths.
Sustainability may not be the primary goal of telematics, but its a beneficial side effect.
Better driving and vehicle care behaviors will make roads safer, more eco-friendly and affordable.
There are many paths to this goal, but telematics is one of the easiest and most effective.
Telematics technology provides transparency and data-based decision-making in areas typically full of estimates and guesses.
These devices are improving travel all around for both consumer and commercial markets.
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