By using data gained from Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems operators of vehicle fleets can bring a new level of efficiency to their operations that will stop unnecessary idling and other current practices that are costly, wasteful of resources and potentially damaging to the environment.
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“According to our data a vehicle can idle an average of more than 25% of its overall operation time,” said Gary Fitzgerald, CEO of GPS Insight, a provider of vehicle location and analysis services. “Our software can help identify wasteful idling and even alert drivers or fleet managers in real time.
. “As fleet technology continues to evolve, it will help businesses compete in this new landscape of the transportation industry.”... [+]The new landscape will include significantly increased efficiency using current transport technology that relies on fossil fuels and provide an enabler for an efficient switch to battery-electric or hydrogen-fuel propulsion in the future.
Since GPS Insight’s system can also incorporate in-vehicle cameras, it can provide context around what is happening on the road. GPS might identify something like a “harsh braking event” — much harder than normal use of the brakes — and suggest that the driver be chastised for it. But the associated camera system might visually show that the harsh braking event was required to prevent an accident.
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