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Are Connected Cars a requirement or an unwanted luxury?

Uffizio — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:13:42 +0000

After food, shelter, and clothing, the basic need of the 21st century is the internet. Nowadays, we use smartphones, smartwatches, smart speakers and more, the internet has become the part of devices of our daily life. In the future, internet access will also be measured like fuel efficiency and engine power.

IoT (Internet Of Things) is the fastest growing technology which integrates the internet to the device or equipment to make life easier.
For example, If your AC at home is connected to the internet, you can operate it from anywhere with your smartphone instead of remote control.
This was just a glance at how the internet is important to us. Here, we will discuss one of the emerging technology connected to the internet which is Connected Cars.

Understand Connected Cars
A device in an automobile which connects to different devices with each other in the vehicle or other devices, networks or services in other cars, home or offices is known as connected cars.

As per experts, these cars are an emerging idea in IoT which means it has an internet connection and is mostly equipped with wireless LAN. It can process its performance and service along with ensuring passenger’s comfort using sensors and the internet.

These cars track fleet mileage and fuel usage along with other important data. It provides the driver with shorter routes and details regarding driving behaviour.

Back to History
The idea for the Connected Car was brought in the market by General Motors in 1996 with OnStar. The system was designed for getting emergency help during accidents. A call was delivered to call center for the driver’s help.

It was first worked with voice then it added a cellular system to share GPS positioning for help. After OnStar’s success, other automakers came up with similar safety features available in the paid version after the free trial.

Then in 2001, remote diagnostics was introduced in the car. In 2003, the introduction of vehicle reports, route navigation, and network access device was considered to be a great change. Then in 2007, Continental introduced data-only telematics which used to collect data from the car for the user. Afterwards, in 2014, Audi A3 offered 4G LTE WIFI Hotspot access and became the first to do so. Then General Motors became the first mass deployment of 4G LTE.

In the UK, ‘The AA’ was the first to introduce breakdown detection in connected cars. This car was known as Car Genie which would not only generate alerts on car health issues but also directly phone calls for customer help to prevent breakdown.

A European start-up “Stratio Automotive” in 2017 provided predictive intelligence in 10,000 vehicles to enable fleet operators for better managing and maintenance of their fleet.

Segments of Connected Cars
We can further categorize Connected Cars into 8 segments, which are;
Read Further at: https://medium.com/@sophieroy602/are-connected-cars-a-requirement-or-an-unwanted-luxury-be8df5de742b

Uffizio Goes All The Way To Gitex 2019 Dubai

Uffizio — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:22:31 +0000

We have great news to share! Uffizio will be participating at the Middle East, North Africa & South Asia’s biggest technology event, GITEX Technology Week, from 6-10 October 2019 at Dubai World Trade Centre and we would love to meet you there and talk to you about our latest products and solutions.

Events like these are a great place for professionals to meet, demonstrating our products and solutions to the world leaders will be a great honour. For us, it’s also a tremendous opportunity to meet new potential partners in the region as well as strengthen ties with existing partners.

We’re excited about representing our company on the global stage and going head to head with our competition. Meeting our stand guests to hear about their business needs and explaining how Uffizio can help them to grow more.

Our Advance Fleet Management Platform is just a glance at the exciting technologies that we will be proudly presenting at the event.

Here are the few glimpses of Advance features offered by Uffizio at GITEX 2019
Eco-Driving: is an efficient and effective system that guides you to improvise driving behavior and reduce fuel usage. It corrects the driver unconscious, reduces the excessive acceleration during the start off and in of the vehicle.

Fuel Monitoring: it helps you to know when and how much fuel was consumed from the vehicle and generates immediate notifications and alerts.

Video Telematics: it gathers data from sensors and recordings, then analyses the information and provides an effective result, which helps the companies to take necessary steps if required.

Digital Tachograph: is a device fitted in the vehicle which is used to record the driving time, speed of the vehicle, distance covered and the overall driving activity.

On-Board Diagnostics (OBD): is a computer-based system designed to reduce emissions by monitoring the working structure of major components of the engine.

Maintenance Reminder: this feature provides complete fleet health monitoring solutions and generates alerts for various fleet maintenance activities.

Tire Pressure Monitoring Software: Tire Pressure Monitoring System is a modern-day electronic framework designed to monitor the tire air pressure of your fleets or vehicles.

Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS): it is an electronic system which automates, study and adopts the vehicle driving pattern. It acts as an automatic co-pilot of your vehicle.

Meet Us:
We look forward to welcoming you at our stand, Z2-1, located in ZABEEL HALL.

You can read more about the show at GITEX 2019.

Hope to see you soon!

GPS Tracking Software and Its Working Fundamentals

Uffizio — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:56:02 +0000

GPS also known as Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation and monitoring system developed and owned by the United States and operated under the United Air Force to carry out their military operations. But as the growth of technology and research accelerated, GPS was used for tracking vehicles and monitoring different application or objects around the world.

Overview of GPS

In 1957, first artificial Earth satellite Sputnik was launched by the scientists of the Soviet Union now known as Russia into space. Unfournetly the satellite was lost in the atmosphere within its three months of launch. But research scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology noted that the radio signal frequency transmitted through Sputnik satellite was changing based on its location.

Thus, the change in signal frequency helped the scientists to discover that location of a satellite in an orbit can be tracked from the ground surface by measuring the changes develop in the frequency of the radio signal. After that race between different nation started to develop their own GPS tracking satellites.

In 1959 first navigation Satellite Transit 1B was developed and launched by the United States. It was built to track and target ground regions which helped the US navy and military force to get an accurate position and study the momentum of submarines.

Finally, in the year, 1978 first GPS tracking satellite NAVSTAR was launched by the United States which consists constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations. Which was later increased to 31 satellites in the year 2000. In which 27 are active satellites and rest 4 satellites are kept as a replacement if any one of the 27 satellites gets dysfunctional.

GPS Tracking Software Working

GPS tracking software makes use of 2-D trilateration and 3-D trilateration to estimate the actual position, elevation, velocity and time of an object. There are 24 satellites continuously revolving around the earth's orbit which makes use of GNSS network.
GNSS coordinates with the satellites that use microwave signals transmitted to GPS devices which gives information regarding the speed, location and time.

While tracking any object the device requires signals from at least four satellites to get an accurate location of an object. Each of this satellite is powered by solar energy which helps them to rotate around the earth orbit twice a day, which transmits signals regularly.

When a user starts using GPS in its devices. The signals from the device communicate with three satellites in a fraction of time making use of high-frequency radio signals traveling at the speed of light and receives location data from these satellites. Then the distance between the device and those three satellites are calculated. Due to the fixed orbital path of satellites and atomic clock timing the accurate location of the user is known.

Generally, to obtain an accurate location from anywhere around the globe 4 satellites come under the process in which 3 satellites play a major role in getting the location information. And the fourth satellite is used to get more improved location accuracy and altitude due to the error occurred during the measure of precise time between each signal received.

How IoT Affects The Future Of Fleet Management System

Uffizio — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:30:32 +0000

Internet of Things Vs Fleet Management!

(IoT) Internet of things is a vast environment of physical objects, device, or sensors connected with the internet. Any digital device, objects or people that have an ability to transfer data over a network medium without the need of a human to computer interaction, that can be remotely controlled and monitor.

Fleet management is an industrial technique to organize and improve the efficiency and productivity of resources and reduce the cost control over vehicles. Thus, In Fleet Management System Internet of things is considered as an ecosystem of multiple technologies used in fleets like commodity sensors, real-time activity, wireless networks, control systems, embedded systems, and machine learning.

Working Structure of IoT With Fleet Management

In early days Fleet operating companies doesn’t had much connectivity system. In spite of having devices like mobile phones and GPS sensors were not able to provide accurate data. Resulting issues like maintenance and lost control over the vehicle. But with the rise of IoT Technology offering several new tools like live vehicle streaming cameras, scheduling, Load Management, Driver Behaviour, and vehicle tracking have changed the working pattern of the fleet companies.

As mention above different IoT enables devices or objects are used in a fleet like sensors, real-time features, etc. This object transmits real-time data over an internet connected network. Then after this data are collected from individual vehicles and analyzed, helping both fleet operators and drivers.

IoT generally makes use of 3 Technolgy that underpins fleet management which are RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification), GPS (Global Positioning System), OBD I (Onboard Diagnostic) and OBD II.

RFID is used to fetch accurate and reliable information to consistently operate and manage the live behavior of the fleet. These vehicles make use of RFID tags which are hooked on fleet vehicles. Which allows detailed and automated wireless identification of these fleets.

GPS is used to obtain a real-time route map, Route Information, Weather Information over which fleet will travel its trip.

OBD device is used to monitor Vehicle behavior, create and generate multiple alert alarms, check on Fuel Consumption and Mileage analysis and detect a failure in vehicle machines.

GPS Tracking Software, And its usage

Uffizio — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:20:44 +0000

If someone asked you, what is GPS? You will say, GPS stands for Global Positioning System, which provides location and time of any place on the earth.

Are these the only features of GPS tracking software? If so, why are software companies coming up with the latest software with a GPS tracking device?

GPS these days from navigating unknown roads to finding missing people, it can track anything.

Let’s learn about the importance of tracking:

1) Location searching

GPS tracking not only shows the route but also helps in seeing the real-time location. It can help you locate websites or place according to your needs.
Nowadays searching for the place or websites according to your current location is one necessity for all.
For example, if you’re searching for libraries in your nearby area, then it’s possible using GPS.

2) School bus management system
The school and parents can use the school bus tracking system to ensure the safety of the children.
Now the school will know the bus route, real-time location, and driver behavior. A driver can take attendance and know the routes and bus stoppage points.

To understand more about this, go through the article on the school bus management where you will get to know about the SmartBus, a user-friendly school bus tracking system.

3) Consignment tracking
For companies dealing with consignments, the biggest terror is consignment safety and its proper delivery, Gps comes to help.
We can track the transportation vehicle carrying the consignment using the GPS tracking device, which not only tracks the delivery timings but also can find the real-time location.
It also enables the planning of the trip and fleet management.
LogyTrak helps you in consignment management, to understand its features and usage check out consignment management.

4) Field monitoring
GPS tracking software has become a useful software for companies that cannot always be in the fields.
We have on top provided a solution for you, known as TaskEye.
TaskEye includes features like project management, field staff real-time tracking and in knowing the task status.
We can get a task summary with notes, images, and recordings.
TaskEye along with the tracking device, it also has an app that makes your work easier.