IBM is among the first companies to offer leading-edge, open standards-based solutions and tools to our clients that enable them to deliver advanced telematics solutions, products and services to the markets they serve. IBM has a complete end-to-end telematics reference implementation to provide their clients with a foundation to deliver...
A new Stanford case study, developed in collaboration between the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum and Deloitte Research, looks at how OnStar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation, has grown from a small upstart business to become the world's largest telematics provider in the automotive industry. While OnStar...
When the European division of a major automobile manufacturer decided to shift into its next generation of onboard telematics services, it invited Accenture Technology Labs to help drive the European field trial. Accenture Technology Labs was asked to identify services that would help the manufacturer increase profitability. Accenture Technology Labs...
A large, class 8 truck manufacturer wanted to develop new services for its fleet customers, which would bolster customer loyalty, generate new service-based revenues, and help the company outpace its competitors. They selected Accenture to launch a field test of specific telematics applications with two fleets of trucks across the...
A division of one of the world's leading automotive OEMs wanted to evaluate the business potential of the emerging telematics industry and identify opportunities to leverage telematics to help the company: transform from a product- to a service-centric organization, become closer to the customer, and maximize shareholder value. PRTM rapidly...
International wanted to differentiate its trucks in an increasingly competitive marketplace. International saw an opportunity in the area of telematics. A telematics solution would provide benefits to both International and its entire value chain of owner/customers, dealers, drivers and suppliers. A telematics solution would also provide International's network of dealers...
Four years ago, market watch groups predicted that telematics would save the ever-waning profit margins of automotive players by allowing for new sales and service add-ons. Hoping predictions would turn into reality, many Original Equipment Manufacturers OEMs and service providers invested heavily in the technology, building significant asset bases to...
Although the furor surrounding the potential of telematics has subsided - revenue projections for 2010 are roughly half of what they were a year ago - potential long-term returns are still viewed as significant for OEMs. So much so that the production of telematics-ready vehicles - from mid-range to luxury...
Digital convergence, in recent history, has been prevalent in the consumer equipment domain and the design engineers in this area have been struggling with a plethora of emerging standards and protocols. What lessons can one learn from their struggle? The same dilemmas now exist in in-vehicle telematics and infotainment systems...
This article discusses the advances expected in the telematics industry and the benefits it offers. As large as the automotive telematics hardware and service opportunities may be, the indirect benefits available from the value of telematics data may be equally important. The indirect telematics benefits affect the automobile insurance industry,...
This article reviews, what has transpired in the area of telematics over the past 12 months can be regarded as being at a very slow pace and not a rapid take-off as was initially expected. In early 2000, before the Internet 'bubble' burst, industry consultants forecast huge revenues from telematics...
The ability to interact with the vehicle via voice-issuing commands and receiving audio responses-has long occupied a central role in the telematics game plan. The vision of drivers interacting with their vehicles by talking to them in conversational tones is still only that-a vision-and perhaps a dubious one. However, there's...
TelTeck Solution Inc. (PINK SHEETS: PGYC) is pleased to outline the size of the market for TelTeck Solution's five exclusive proprietary innovative products ready for market. TelTeck Solutions' TTS product offering is varied and has applications in many spaces of the telematics industry. The telematics market represents a five billion...
WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX: WEW), a leading provider of location-based and fleet Telematics services, introduces its new Mobile Data Platform, the MDT2000CE. The WebTech Wireless MDT2000CE was developed to meet the demanding requirements of large transport, courier and freight delivery companies operating large vehicle fleets. It builds on the success...
LONDON -- Despite the automotive industry being severely hit by economic downturn and high fuel prices, the consumer telematics industry continues to see healthy levels of innovation, with BMW and Chrysler leading the way; both plan to bring Internet access or Wi-Fi connectivity to cars in the United States this...
NEW YORK -- With cost pressures steadily increasing, fleet managers are being challenged to get more productivity from their vehicles and drivers so that customer satisfaction is kept high and corporate goals are met. One option is to invest in new technology that can help optimize factors such as route...
LIVERMORE, Calif. -- In construction job site management, the key to increasing productivity, effectively managing assets and improving profit percentages is communication - between people, between machines. In the construction business, mastering the art and science of communication is paramount to success, in a boom economy or during...
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Increasing concerns over the safety and security of students, rising fuel prices, increasing overhead expenditures, and other operational issues have made the incorporation of school bus telematics systems indispensable. In fact, the telematics market is primed for growth between 2008 and 2014. New analysis...
Agreement provides exclusive access to top emergency services network for HUGHES Telematics customers ATLANTA, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- HUGHES Telematics, a leader in developing the next generation of telematics solutions and services, announced today its exclusive partnership with Intrado Inc., of Longmont, Colorado. Intrado provides the core...
Industry Accolades Spotlight Freescale's Continued Global Excellence in Telematics, Embedded Control and Green Applications AUSTIN, Texas -- Freescale Semiconductor recently received global recognition for technology leadership, innovation and environmental sustainability across a broad spectrum of product categories, from telematics processors to general-purpose microcontrollers MCUs to analog battery-charger integrated...
