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Telematics technology has emerged as a pivotal tool for modern fleet management. New technology uses in-vehicle native telematics hardware to provide real-time data on vehicle location, driver behaviour, fuel consumption, maintenance needs, and more. This data is made available to fleet managers via Telematics APIs or application programming interfaces. In this article, we will look at how Telematics APIs empower fleet management.
How Telematics APIs work?
Telematics APIs connect to native in-vehicle hardware to extract location, performance, driver behaviour, and other critical data. This data is continuously streamed to the cloud and accessible via APIs that fleet management systems can easily integrate with.
Benefits of Telematics APIs
Real-time visibility - Telematics APIs provide real-time data on all aspects of a vehicle's status and activity. Fleet managers can know where vehicles are, how they are being driven, and vehicle health parameters. This enables quick decision making.
Flexible integration - Telematics APIs allow integration with third-party software for dispatching, routing, analytics, maintenance scheduling, and other functions. This enhances the capabilities of fleet management systems.
Developer ecosystem - Open Telematics APIs foster an ecosystem of developers who can build custom applications and extensions for fleet management. This facilitates innovation.
Reduced costs - APIs make it easier to leverage low-cost cloud infrastructure rather than expensive on-premise servers for fleet management. APIs also optimise fleet utilisation reducing costs.
Scalability - Cloud-based Telematics API platforms allow easy scaling to handle large fleets with thousands of vehicles. There is no need to install aftermarket hardware.
Capabilities of Telematics APIs
Vehicle tracking - Obtain real-time GPS location, movement status, geofencing, and trip history.
Driver behaviour - Monitor speeding, harsh acceleration/braking, idling to improve safety.
Fuel economy - Analyse fuel usage patterns and implement efficiency measures.
Maintenance - Get engine diagnostics codes, battery health, tire pressure, and other data to schedule preventive maintenance.
Electronic logging - Automatically record hours of service for regulatory compliance.
Asset monitoring - Track location of your vehicle and location of your cargo.
Safety - Detect accidents and send automatic crash notifications.
Analytics - Perform custom analytics for fleet optimization.
Start Using Connected Vehicle Telematics APIs
Here are two ways you can start building with vehicle API:
Integrate directly using High Mobility’s simple APIs, software development kits (SDKs), and documentation to integrate vehicle data directly into your software. Their developers can guide you to quickly retrieve and utilise real-time vehicle insights.
Integrate using High Mobility partner solutions for specific use cases like fleet management, usage-based insurance, predictive maintenance, and more.
Whether you want to integrate the APIs yourself or use a tailored partner solution, High Mobility's experts can advise you on the best approach to extract value from connected vehicle data for your specific needs.Whether integrating directly or using a partner solution, you can talk to our experts or create a new account for free.
