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Telematics WireVol 1, Issue 2 May 2012
India
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- timesPoynt-- Glonass- BMTC- TATA Motors- Metropolitan Transport Corporation- Mapmy India - Getit
Indian Railways
Highlights
EDITORIAL
International
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- - Inventek- Nissan - GPS Intelligence- Poynt - Mix Telematics- inthinc - MyDrive Solutions
Intel
Market Research
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- Commercial vehicle telematics global market to reach US$17.3 billion by 2017- 71% of fleets impacted by fuel cost hike- Telematics insurance can curb car accidents- Global fleet management and trailer tracking system subscription to cross 30 Million
by 2016
Vladimir Finov, CEO & Managing Director, NIS GLONASS Pvt. Ltd.
There is a need in telematics sector in India
for the hardware maintenance and
associated services to be packaged as a part
of the total solution offered.
Rajeev Puthalath RTO, Vatakara, R&D Team Leader for MVD, Kerala
In the coming years, we will be introducing
GPS based tracking in school buses to
improve overall school transportation
operations
Ashok Gupta
Managing Director
IRC India Limited, New Delhi
The use of telematics across the country by
logistics companies is increasing by the day,
primarily due to real time availability of data
and its resulting
There are always few die-hard believers of technology and its applicability, who educate the end user and sensitize the market in the early days of its usage. While some of them perish for the want of business viable enough to sustain the activity, some manage to keep afloat by subsidizing from other business streams. Yet the pull of early mover advantage in business, gives sufficient energy and motivation to sustain the worst of the market situation. Way back in 2002, in a mapping conference held at New Delhi, in the corner of the exhibition, there was a small startup talking about tracking devices. They had imported few sets of devices from Taiwan and were talking about "offline" and "online" models and their benefits. The number of installation being done was in 2 digits, most of them as pilot project.
With due acknowledgement to the early movers of this industry, today we are talking about how big is vehicle telematics in India. 400+ companies who are into telematics hardware or software services, are gearing up to meet the huge demand of the trucking and logistics industry. The catalyst being the manufacturing sector wherein the realization of the benefit of vehicle telematics is leading to setting up of near mandatory guidelines for the logistic companies to have tracking system. Today there are young companies having installed couple of thousands of devices and they are the companies which can be termed as "small and beautiful" of vehicle telematics in India.
With most of the installation being plain vanilla tracking device, technologically we are at the bottom of the pyramid, with the apex catering to the extended use of m2m communication in the vehicle, monitoring driver behavior, monitoring vehicle health, In-vehicle Infotainment etc. The journey uphill will be as eventful as it has been in the last decade or so for telematics. But today, the success of vehicle telematics industry lies in the "bottom of the pyramid".
Maneesh Prasad Editor & CEO
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Bhabajit NandiSecurity Manager-Supply Chain,North and East India, Nokia Corporate Security
Manufacturers and logistics service
providers alike are realizing the critical need
of vehicle tracking and fleet management to
trace and track their shipments at all times
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Indian Railways to introduce real-time train tracking via GPS system
Indian Railways have made an announcement that the trains may soon get real-time GPS
tracking system to avoid accidents. The real time GPS tracking system will be integrated
with Google Maps and will be accessible through range of mobile devices & computers. The
technology arm of Indian Railways, the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS),
has developed a GPS-based solution with help of Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO), which can provide exact location of a train with an accuracy of 10 metres, and
latency of 2 minutes, on a real- time basis. Earlier, in 2009, as an initiative towards the usage
of GPS in railways, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur developed SIMRAN, which
offered bi-directional data communication link between running train and a central server.
timesPoynt witnesses 900% growth in mobile search user base
Gurgaon: timesPoynt, the India- specific mobile local
search application powered by Poynt Corp. and
TimesCity.com (Times Internet Limited) has witnessed
900% growth in mobile search users over the past six
months. The growth is primarily driven by increasing
demand for location-based Services. The company
further informed that since marketing efforts began in
late February 2012, timesPoynt has seen over 300%
growth in average daily users.
BMTC buses to offer real-time update on arrival under ITS
Bangalore: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport for. Such information would also be available on
Corporation (BMTC) is planning to initiate the cellphones of passengers as GPS would be fitted in
intelligent transport system (ITS) project. Under the all buses and bus stations in the city under the
project, passengers would get real-time update on project. The ITS project is already in the final stage of
the arrival and departure of buses they are waiting implementation in Mysore.
Chennai cops to use TETRA systems for vehicle tracking
Chennai: The state police will get a wireless network system for hassle free communication within the force. The system will use
Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) from Motorola. TETRA radios in the patrol vehicles will be equipped with GPS module and location
data from these GPS modules will be sent to the control room through TETRA Short Data Service (SDS) at pre-configured intervals.
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NEWS
Glonass finalizes its equipment manufacturing partners in India India: NIS GLONASS has shortlisted its Indian partners for equipment
manufacturing and assembly. Manufaturers who already have experience in
assembling high-quality equipment have been selected for the task. Manufacturers
are required to fulfill the export requirements from Europe and the USA. NIS GLONASS has shortlisted three companies and it will be
setting up three plants in India, two plants in Bangalore and one in Mumbai.
NIS GLONASS will soon be setting up equipment assembly plants in India - Managing Director, NIS GLONASS Pvt. Ltd. spoke to Telematics Wire on road ahead for NIS GLONASS in India and much more.
Vladimir Finov, CEO &
Recently, it was announced that NIS GLONASS will W h a t p e r c e n t a g e o f
start assembling telematics products in India. components will be made
Could you please tell the readers of Telematics in India, or will it be
Wire, something about these products? assembly plant of entire
k i t s i m p o r t e d f r o m
abroad?
What will be the benefit to the tracking and
navigation industry in India, by having a local
manufacturing setup? What is the driving factor for setting up of
assembling units in India?
We are aiming to produce developed and field proven
technologies in telematics terminals, which can operate on both
It will be an assembly plant initially for the components satellite navigation systems - GPS and GLONASS. We have a
imported. However, after some time, we will gradually start range of telematics terminals, in-vehicle and personal, connected
increasing the percentage of components made in IndiaPND (personal navigation devices), and the best models. We will
be assembling/manufacturing these products in India, with strict
quality control.
Primary benefit to the industry and the users of telematics
services will be in the services side. The hardware component is The main reason for having our own plants here in India is to
exposed to the extremes of climatic conditions including heat, save on import-export cost, than there are additional benefits
humidity, dust etc. There is a need in telematics sector in India like the cost of equipment also comes down by manufacturing
for the hardware maintenance and associated services to be locally. On top of these is better control on time of delivery of
packaged as a part of the total solution offered. With the locally equipment to the customers.
available experts, we will eventually have a trained manpower for
Telematics Wire MAY 2012
Mumbai: HARMAN has inked a strategic multi-year speakers with a dedicated subwoofer). The agreement
relationship to develop and supply branded audio and marks the first time an Indian automaker will bring
infotainment solutions for India's TATA Motors. The premium branded audio and infotainment systems to
first Tata vehicle to include HARMAN products will be the the domestic market of India.
limited edition TATA Aria MPV, which will include a Comment: No information was available on the premium branded audio system under HARMAN's JBL infotainment specifications provided by HARMAN brand (360-watt JBL sound system features ten products being used in TATA vehicles
Tata vehicles to be installed with HARMAN infotainment systems
GPRS based e-tickets for MTCChennai: Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) is planning to implement GPRS-based e- ticketing facilities in all its buses. Post
issuance of the e-tickets, the GPRS enabled e-ticketing machines connected to the server will gather information such as number of
tickets sold on a particular stretch, the frequency of services and the running time. The machines will help in tapping revenue
leakages through sale of old unused tickets and prevent human errors while entering daily sales.
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Commercial vehicle telematics global market to reach US$17.3 billion by 2017
Telematics insurance can curb car accidents
Global fleet management and trailer tracking
system subscription to cross 30 Million by 2016
Global Industry Analysts, Inc. (GIA), has released a report on commercial vehicle telematics market. The report suggests that global
market for commercial vehicle telematics is projected to reach US$17.3 billion by the year 2017. As per the report, growth will be primarily
driven by rebounding sales of commercial vehicles, development of infrastructure designed to support vehicle telematics, and application
expansion to include navigation, provision of real-time traffic information, travel information, content & LBS information, in addition to the
conventional fleet operation, and vehicle tracking applications.
UK: The latest research by Co-operative Insurance states that adopting telematics
insurance can curb vehicle accidents on the road. The research has revealed that
motorists with such black box installed in cars to monitor speed and other factors are 20
per cent less likely to get into vehicle collision.
The latest research “Commercial Telematics
Market Data, Global” by ABI Research, has
forecasted that global fleet management and
trailer tracking system subscriptions are expected to grow from 13.3 million in 2012 to
30.4 million by 2016. The research further suggests that insurance telematics in
commercial fleets is also finally gaining momentum with recent announcements from
TomTom/Motaquote and NexTraq/GMAC. The said developments indicate rising interest
levels in Unrelated Business Income (UBI) in consumer markets.
71% of fleets impacted by fuel cost hike: GreenRoad survey
USA: GreenRoad, a provider of services
for driver performance and safety
management, has released survey results
indicating that fleet operations across the
U.S. are critically impacted by rising fuel
costs. The survey suggests that 71% of
fleet leaders opine that they were highly
impacted by the recent increase in fuel
costs and 92% of fleet leaders expect fuel
prices to keep rising while 58% expect the
cost of fuel to increase significantly. Fuel
now represents 26-75% of costs for over
61% of all fleets.
Market Research
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GPS to assist in MNREGA schemes in Kangra, Himachal
Kangra: Integrated Geo Database, which is used to monitor
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MNREGA) by using GPS was introduced in Himachal Pradesh's
Kangra district. The GPS devices are enabling the Gram Rojgar
Sevaks in gathering the assets, e.g., jeepable roads, kuls (water
channels), danga (drain) or plantations, whatever has been
developed under the MNREGA schemes. The Integrated Geo
Databse is a joint venture of District Rural Development Agency
(DRDA) and CSK Agriculture University of Palampur.
News
Medical practitioners to use GPS device in Gujarat
Mehsana: The gynaecologists in Mehsana, the district coping up
with lowest sex ratio (845 girls to every 1,000 males) in India, have
decided to introduce the usage of active tracker (AT), a GPS and
GPRS-enabled device that can help in providing transparency in
sonography in order to curb sex determination and ultimately
female foeticide.
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NEW LAUNCH
GETIT and Mobango launches local search app
Zx250 launches portable 3D navigator
SatNav unveils 'SatGuide V10' GPS software
Mobile app for house number search by MapmyIndia
GETIT Infoservices and Mobango, have providers from GETIT's India business listings.
announced the launch of GETIT local Using GPS on users' mobile, GETIT mobile app
search mobile app. The GETIT Mobile app enables users to search for restaurants, hotels,
offers to find local businesses and service real estate, Taxi/Cab services, repair works, etc.
MapmyIndia has launched a portable augmented reality-like experience. The
navigator - Zx250 that offers device offers 3D landmarks, 3D buildings and
3D elevation across hills and mountains,
apart from the regular features. Zx250
support other features like music, movie and
digital photo player. It can be used as a
hands-free by connecting to the phone via
Bluetooth, and is able to stream audio, along
with navigation instructions to the car's
audio system using a built-in FM transmitter.
Nimbuzz unveils location based advertising on mobile appNimbuzz has initiated offering location based advertising on mobile phones in India through its mobile application. The company
stated that the app uses the GPS on device to locate the user and based on that location, thereby the user gets advertisements in his
Nimbuzz profile. The advertisements on the users' Nimbuzz profile will be in accordance to their surroundings and lifestyle. In case of
unavailability of GPS data, the company will gather location information from the cell ID data of mobile network. However, Nimbuzz
informed that the location sharing is an opt-in process for the users.
SatNav Technologies has unveiled SatGuide V10 GPS software. The new feature of SatGuide V10 is that
it can connect with live services as well, including local weather, finances and a messenger. The new
version of SatGuide is developed to enhance the driver experience by making it easier and efficient.
MapmyIndia, in partnership with Telenav has unveiled a mobile app that provides house number search and
navigation on iPhones. The app called “MapmyIndia Navigator” can search and navigate to house numbers in 18
cities, reach any of the 579,000 villages and navigate at street-level across 1,200 cities. All maps and places
information within the app are cloud-based and the company aims to simplify daily lives of people via navigation.
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GPS to be installed in school buses
GPS radio collar to study leopard population
Bhopal: The Divisional Commissioner of Bhopal has put forward the proposal of installing GPS in school buses in Bhopal. The proposal
for installing GPS is suggested to ensure that the speed of the school buses is being monitored which is being accepted with reluctance
among the school principals of the city.
Jammu & Kashmir: Dachigam National Park officials have initiated the radio collaring of leopards
for tracking their population and activities. Imtiyaz Ahmed, the warden of the Dachigam National
Park, said this is an authentic method to gather information about the leopard population in the
area. He informed that the method would help to monitor the hunting pattern of leopard to ensure
that the endangered Hangul stag population is not being affected in the area.
NEWS
TomTom introduces free map update service in India
TomTom has announced the launch of its
latest and most updated maps for India.
TomTom is offering a free map update service
for all TomTom VIA series devices upon
validation at www.tomtom.com/getstarted.
The TomTom map update is currently
available and is free to all TomTom VIA series
users in India.
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Fleet Telematics: Real-Time Management and Planning of Commercial
Vehicle OperationsThe book offers a telematics-enabled information system and thereby addressing a
major hurdle for computer-based real-time decision support: the lack of timely and
reliable information.
Author: Asvin Goel: Adjunct Professor of Supply Chain Management, MIT-Zaragoza
International Logistics Program, Zaragoza Logistics Center, Spain
The book proposes a telematics-based information system that promotes a real-time,
computer-based decision-support system for the management of truck fleets. The
book has six chapters with a good discussion of telematics, and an overview of the
realities of commercial vehicle operations and management information systems for
fleet management. For book review visit: http://interfaces.journal.informs.org/content/39/4/375.full.pdf+html
BOOK ON TELEMATICS
How police dept plan to modernize field force runs haywire very bold and laudable initiative by state police seems to integration of peripheral devices and the ease of workflow, Ahave got caught into technological quagmire. are some of the factors which should be looked into.
Apparently the requirement of state police dept has been for If the earlier tender from state police for procurement of the beat constables and field officers getting the First Personal Digital Assistant with GPS devices (which was later Information Report (FIR) and other scheduled visits to the cancelled) is any indication, the most critical part of area of crime to have history sheeters statement recorded technological solution has been left undecided and this lack digitally, which will be uploaded directly into the of clarity and firm specs of GPS can lead to a situation department's information system. wherein cheaper and inaccurate solutions would be fielded
Generally the expenditure/budget whether less or more and the field force personnel would be forced to abandon
justifies the ROI and desired results. In this case state police such devices.
is attempting to accomplish exactly opposite. It seems they Location data from smart phones (what they mean by PDA + have first decided on a budget without due evaluation of GPS + Communication) needs to be evaluated vis-à-vis their technological options to arrive at the appropriate solution utility, so that purpose of modernization upheld. In a through which the stated objectives of modernization can solution meant for police and homeland security functions be implemented not only in glossy brochures of the which have greater bearing on aspects like investigations, companies but as well on the ground and run smoothly. legal issues and credibility of findings, catching up best Some of the grey areas for state police seem to be the technology available can also be challenging. Somewhere the inability to understand implications of usage of back ground utility of device ability of workforce to use it should also be GIS Maps or for that matter what kind of specifications are taken into consideration. Some of the state police department needed for the GPS device. is already moving ahead with the pilot project with similar
Considering the GPS receiver performance, the logistics of objective and hopefully we will have some good case
gathering data in the field, post-processing requirements, outcomes, worth replicating.Mohan Verma
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Could you share some thought on the status of usage of What are the challenges you see, as head of a major
telematics at IRC? logistics firm in the usage/ implementation of We, as a corporate policy use telematics extensively. We telematics?have GPS installed in 100% of our vehicles. The GPS is used a. One of the prime concerns is availability of a reliable
in sync with a separate software. This software has many equipment supplier / manufacturer with service network all
additional features besides giving location of the vehicles and across the country. What is happening today is that there is
standard reporting etc., which are generally available with any a mushrooming growth of companies in this sector, who are
good GPS. It also has automated SMS and email alerts facility importing the equipments from many different countries
to the key people in the supply chain. We are now working to and selling in India. Most of them do not have any technical
improve this software for availability of consolidated data and back up to support proper repair and maintenance of the
report on the smart phones of our clients. equipment, even at the place of sale. In logistics industries
repair and maintenance of such equipment is required to be What is your view on the use of telematics in general available all across the country as these vehicles are moving across the country by the logistics companies? across length and breadth of the country and in case of any The use of telematics across the country by Logistics
problem in the equipment the same should be resolved companies is increasing by the day, primararily due to real
immediately and definitely within 8-10 hours or so.time availability and monotoring benefits, resulting in over b. Another major one is mind set of the top management of all improvement in the efficiency, revenue etc., thereby the logistics companies, and that is because of the resulting in cost control. resistance they have due to initial investment and the
recurring cost Vs the benefits that they can derive out of it. Do you think telematics will brings improvement in
To be able to derive full benefit of the GPS devise or use of revenue and efficiency in terms of logistics industry? If
telematics, logistics companies must have two things:-yes, has the logistics industry seen efficiency increase in
1. A proper software in place which should have auto alerts supply chain by the use of telematics?
of the deviations.Like I said before, the use of telematics definitely improves
2. A proper team in place to analyse data generated by the revenue and efficiency in terms of logistics industry as well.
software and take corrective actions for the deviation Due to better monitoring one is able to utilise the asset more
reported by the systemefficiently, thereby increasing the revenue as well as c. The drivers need to be educated about the benefits of the efficiency and also one is able better control costs. device, currently most of them are scared for unknown Improving efficiency also results in higher profits as fixed reasons. They really have no idea of what is this equipment costs is attributed over a higher earning due to application and most of them feel that this has been installed to track of marginal costing formula, thereby resulting in higher their personal activities, stoppages (necessary or profits. Logistics companies across the country have unnecessary) and whatever little hanky panky that they gained extensively by the use of telematics. In countries like indulge in, and they have developed some kind of fear for US & Europe there are trucks/trailer stations which have an this black box. This fear invariably results in their independent kiosk, connected through similar kiosks disconnecting the power supply to the equipment, defeating across the country through the net. These kiosks are the whole purpose of installation of the equipment. permanently tied up with vehicle owners and are able to Therefore I strongly feel that proper training and education track the vehicles continuously. They get a pre alert if a to the driver should be given.vehicle is getting unloaded in and around that area where Advantage to the driver is also there including seeking help they are located, and accordingly they are able to arrange in case of any emergency when he is in an isolated area, return load immediately for the vehicle. This way they are when the driver is not able to contact any body and is also efficiently reducing the down time and increasing efficiency not able to leave the vehicle unattended to travel the next of the vehicles. available telephone etc.
Ashok Gupta, Managing Director, IRC (India) Ltd. shared his thoughts on a range of issues, including the role of telematics in generating revenue and improving efficiency in logistics industry and more...
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In an interview with Telematics Wire, Rajeev Puthalath, RTO, Vatakara R&D Team Leader for Motor Vehicles Department (MVD), Kerala, talks about the initiatives introduced by the MVD and his contributions in promoting the usage of VTS in his region
Is there any specification or guidelines for the Regional
Transport Office regarding the use of vehicle tracking
system (VTS)?
What are your views about the use of VTS in public
transport?
Has the installation of GPS devices in the buses yielded
the expected result in your region? Could you please
share some of the learning from the above usage of GPS
in buses?
What kind of challenges do you foresee in Kerala in
general and in particular in your region in terms of
providing improvised transport services?
What are the verticals that your department will focus in
the coming years?
Could you throw some light on the future of VTS in India,
wrt its use by government department? What are the
challenges the providers of services and technology
need to fulfill to achieve this goal?
Can you please provide a brief description about FAST
(Fully Automated Services in Transport Department)
Project/ Computerization and e-payment scheme?
is a computerization project of the Transport Department.
Apart from serving the citizens, the department aims at
increasing revenue of the Government by better In the usage of vehicle tracking system (VTS) in Kerala, monitoring. In brief, FAST is synonymous with SMART the Regional Transport Office has to ensure that the administration. Recently introduced e-payment facility drivers comply with the standards of good practice set out enables the motorists to pay motor vehicles tax and fee by MVD. Regional Transport Offices ensure that drivers for various other services of the department. The e-must be informed of the existence of the surveillance via payment can be made through the website of the motor GPS. Strict enforcement is done against all traffic vehicles department www.keralamvd.gov.in and the violations using IT based intelligent transport devices details of the facility have been displayed at the regional such as with speed radar/cameras, GPS etc. and enhance transport office.penalty clauses and amount. As a first phase, we are
planning to introduce GPS system in school buses and
tippers which are contributing more in the recent accident
Vehicle Tracking Solution enables more effective vehicle statics in kerala.
and fleet planning, scheduling, and operations. It not only
reduces costs to each organization but also increases
overall benefits to individual of States and the entire
region. Optimum utilization of VTS efficient results in
optimized, flexible, and user-preferred route structures in Yes, indeed the GPS installation has proven to be highly public transport.beneficial for KSRTC, with effective monitoring and
tracking of vehicles, the rising rate of road accidents have
reduced remarkably and KSRTC buses are able to reach
its destination without causing much of delay like earlier
Responsible driving by the drivers is still an area which times. Any government branch utilizing the tracking
needs to be worked upon in our state. Kerala buses are the device can learn and conclude that the GPS technology
most often plying through narrow lanes, which of course increase safety, reliability and efficiency in operation of
is a concern to road safety. As the Kerala government vehicle/assets.
has initiated plans for better road conditions in future,
KSRTC expects to overcome the said hurdles in a more
effective manner.In the coming years, we will be introducing GPS based
tracking in school buses to improve overall school
transportation operations through better maintenance
efficiencies and immediate knowledge of each vehicle’s
location. We will provide enhanced transport services to
the citizens through other technological developments In near future there is a large prospect for the utility of
like GPS, etc. We will substantially increase the usage of vehicle tracking system in India, which can revolutionize
GPS for all the vehicle types. In future, citizens would the way we travel. VTS is being used in many government
experience high standard travelling experience with departments including state road transport, mining, work
Kerala Motor Vehicles Department in ventures like force management, etc. The main issue in India is that
computerization and other projects. although the sales of personal and commercial vehicles
are increasing the price of trackers is too high. The
industry must spread awareness about the relevance of
VTS in providing effective transport solutions in all
industry verticals like transport, mining, work force FAST - Fully Automated Services of Transport Department management, etc.
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management related technology to enhance ability to trace and track What is the threat perception to the supply chain and transported asset in India? their shipments at all times. Vehicle telematics has certainly emerged As India's economy, population and business opportunities continue to as a potent tool in aiding the monitoring and providing real time grow at a rapid pace; this growth has also put extreme pressure on the information relating to the goods in transit across the supply chain. country's existing and developing logistics related infrastructure. With
more and varied type of valuable goods moving through the India Has there been any shift in the manufacturing companies asking the
supply chain, the risk of cargo theft continues to grow at a steady pace. logistic companies to ensure and implement measures for enhanced
Assets being transported are generally vulnerable to attempts by cargo security of asset?Due to the increasing complexity of cargo crimes and thefts, most criminals on virtually all transport fronts: roads and highways, companies are clearly not content in just getting their “insurance railroads, ports and airports. However, Cargo traveling through the claims” settled, they are now keen to understand and investigate the surface mode on the Indian roads remains most at risk. Large reasons of the incidents and thefts occurring in their respective supply proportions of the various patterns of cargo theft are opportunistic and chains. Companies are now keen and collaborating to share involve a significant measure of collusion with the transporters as well information and data relating to the losses occurring and approaching as security and enforcement personnel.
Prime reasons include non-adherence to basic security measures by the government and law enforcement agencies to track and apprehend
small time private operators in the unorganized sector, poor security culprits involved. Manufacturing companies are actively associating
and response mechanism available, general poor law and order with voluntary supply chain security associations like TAPA
situation in some parts of the country etc. (Transported Asset protection Association) which is leading the
initiative in India to propagate Freight security and Truck Security What are the general security measures which are taken by the related standards, impart trainings and spreading awareness relating logistic companies in India? to all aspects of Supply chain Security. There is a lot of disparity and inconsistency in the use of standardized
security and tracking equipment by most logistics companies across What is your view on the use of telematics in general across the India. However, as a fast emerging trend, most buyer companies are country by the logistics companies?now willing to only deal with service providers who are adhering to Telematics industry in India is in a nascent stage. However, as earlier
global and national standards and practices. The wish list is long but said, India has a huge potential for growth in this sector, with
some of the minimum security measures being implemented by most companies taking a special interest in adopting vehicle tracking system
logistics companies in India include the following: to different modes of transportation. Retail, pharmaceuticals and oil a) Compliance and site certifications as per various governmental and gas industries are going to be the major drivers of this industry, as
regulations and requirements. they depend largely on the supply chain. We will witness entry of many b) Vehicles being equipped with GPS and other monitoring systems new players bringing in new innovations and cost effective solutions to
and linked 24/7 to manned control room/monitoring sites cater to the growing demand and newer markets.c) Two drivers being used for all long distance journeys undertakend) Hard sided and close bodied vehicles used for transporting all Do you think usage of standards and better technology is the way
valuable and critical cargo. ahead for logistics companies?e) Service providers ensuring that all personnel engaged in the The 9-11 attacks forever changed the way international supply chains
provision of Services are properly licensed and background need to function. Security has become an increasingly important verified, also have checks to reasonably ensure that their sub factor and non-compliance with security regimes will continue to vendors and employees do not pose a risk to the security of the negatively impact performance and drive up total supply chain cost products being transported. considerably in the years to come. 2012 will be a year full of new
challenges and difficulties for many in India and overall global supply Do you see any the role for telematics [vehicle tracking and fleet
chain, at the same time, will also witness unique opportunities for those management by the use of GPS] in ensuring the security of the
willing to raise the performance bar and think outside the traditional transported asset.
box. In the present times when we are witnessing more daring and Absolutely, I see tremendous scope and huge potential for the brutal crimes across all segments of the supply chain industry in India, Telematics industry in ensuring the safety and security of the when customers being keen to work only with those companies who transported assets while in transit. As we witness increasing trends in understand the risks and vulnerabilities in the supply chain better . cargo crimes, buyers, manufacturers and logistics service providers “Prevention is certainly better than cure” alike are realizing the critical need for use of vehicle tracking and fleet
Telematics Wire MAY 2012
Bhabajit Nandi, Security Manager-Supply Chain, North and East India, Nokia Corporate Security, shares his views on the usage of telematics in various industry verticals and the role played by it in ensuring the security of transported asset
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Bhabajit Nandi is also the chairman of TAPA India, a not-for-profit global organisation for logistics and supply chain companies.
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Role of telematics in logistics industryhe introduction of telematics has had a scenario, telematics bring benefits to and graphic-based messages can also be Tr e m a r k a b l e i m p a c t o n t h e supply-chain in terms of enhanced visibility delivered and shown properly on the truck
transportation and logistics industry, it has and better flexibility, curbing the risks of dashboard, which results in benefits like:
enabled the logistics industry to automate external hindrances. - Improved data accuracy and reduced
the collection and attain required confusion.Better commercial fleet management is documentation for compliance with - Bet ter sh ipment and locat ion enabled with telematics as it offers two way government regulations; control fuel and information.wireless communications between vehicle/ maintenance costs; and gain visibility into - Clearer instructions for cargo pick-up drivers and logistics company locations. the driving/behaviour of individuals. and delivery.With the help of telematics, GPS tracking in
Telematics has brought a change in the particular, drivers on the road can be As a conclusion, it can be said that, in supply chain management of logistics deployed and diverted at short notice to current times when transportation industry. The two important elements of take on new assignments, which results in companies trying to outperform their supply chain costs are inventories and benefits including: competitors, integration of telematics in the transportation. While RFID upgrades the - Flexibility in route planning. business cannot be ignored for long. The inventory management process, telematics - Increased vehicle usage rate. logistics companies and the fleet managers improves the transportation process. By - Optimum utilization of capacity. are showing keen interest in incorporating employing both technologies, logistics telematics solutions into their businesses - Reduced fuel consumption.industry's overall supply chain efficiency as it brings benefits including not only the Telematics plays a key role when it comes to can be upgraded. Main trend in supply immediate savings through monitoring but communication in the logistics industry; it chains is the requirement of regular real- also the facility to gather and record all data ensures better delivery of instructions. time control of flow of goods. In the said related to the vehicle.Along with the voice based messages, text-
News International
DHL's Inside Track extends Ford Motor Company partnership
Intel technology to power Nissan 'Infotainment Systems’
Poynt reports 116% growth in its user base
UK: DHL's automotive marketing and support for encouraging new and existing business
arm, Inside Track, has renewed its partnership customers to experience Ford's latest product range
with Ford Motor Company UK to handle its Fleet via an extended test drive – including customer
Demonstrator programme. Inside Track will booking, delivery and collection, vehicle
handle all arenas of the programme designed conditioning and fleet management.
USA: Intel Corporation has
declared that the next-
g e n e r a t i o n i n - v e h i c l e
infotainment system (IVI) for
s e l e c t N I S S A N M o t o r
Company production vehicles will be powered by the
Intel Atom processor beginning in 2013. The IVI
system features an innovative twin-display that will
enable the driver to see vital traffic information and
navigation while simultaneously delivering
entertainment, such as movies, to passengers.
Canada: Poynt Corporation, local search app maker, has announced that during the past year
(April 2011 to April 2012), its user base has grown by 116% to over 15 million users
worldwide. Poynt Corp. stated that this remarkable growth aligns with current consumer
adoption trends in the mobile advertising market.
Low Power Intel In-Vehicle Infotainment
The low-power Intel IVI Reference Design incorporates a variety of
features including an Intel Atom Processor (E660T). It also includes an
IVI-based IOH that provides specific automotive functions, up to 2 GB
DDR2 memory, 4 GB eMMC storage, SPI BIOS, and power
control/clocking. It comes with complete schematics and layout files to
simplify development and speed time-to-market. A small footprint,
efficient thermal design and compact I/O interfaces fit into a standard,
single DIN slot, making it ideal for IVI applications. Low-power
characteristics of the Intel Atom processor E660T based platform, allow
a fanless thermal solution; eliminating noise and reliability concerns.
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New Launch- International
Fleet Director 9
Cell & text detection antennaToughTrack PRO
MiX Track in Asia
Low power GPS receiver module
MyDrive Dynamic
Mobiliz: Telematics technology to monitor driver behavior
USA: Teletrac has announced the availability of its software platform, Fleet
Director 9, which unites new business intelligence technologies and the
latest in-cab color touchscreen tablets with 2-way messaging, fleet tracking,
navigation and safety analytics. Fleet Director enables operations managers
across industry segments like trucking, HVAC, energy and mining,
construction, transportation, etc. to run fleets more efficiently, at lower cost,
while improving driver safety and productivity. The new in-cab color tablet
leads to streamlining the process of entering, recording, completing and
storing all required information for drivers' logbooks.
USA: inthinc Technology Solutions has revealed its patented
cell and text detection antenna. The antenna technology detects
cell phone wave frequencies emitted from the driver seat,
verbally alerts the user to terminate the call or text and sends
real-time alerts to a web portal or directly to a manager. The cell
and text detection antenna will be integrated with inthinc's fleet
management and driver safety device – waySmart solution.
With waySmart, fleet managers can monitor driver behavior
with features such as GPS-based vehicle tracking and in-cab
verbal coaching alerts for speeding, idling, seat belt use and
aggressive driving.
USA: GPS Intelligence has
introduced an all weather GPS
vehicle tracker – Tough Track
PRO. The new GPS tracker is
speci f ica l ly designed for
tracking vehicles and equipment
that may sit idle for extended
time periods. The ToughTrack PRO offers an apt tracking solution
for both land and marine recreational vehicles and equipment. Its
durable, dust-proof and water resistant casing enables users to
monitor and track assets in virtually any environment.
Cape Town: MiX Telematics will introduce MiX Track in Asia. According to the company, Mix Track is an apt solution for fleet
operators looking to track their mobile assets without the complexity of a full fleet management system. The solution is effective
for both small and large fleets.
Inventek Systems has unveiled its newest compact GPS module is optimized for size and battery constrained applications.
receiver module with an integrated ceramic patch antenna. The The integrated antenna and common host port interfaces (UART, SPI,
new GPS module delivers industry-leading size, sensitivity, I2C) reduces the time required for system integration.
low-power and fast location-fix performance. The ISM480F1
USA: MyDrive Solutions has launched its company's launch comprises an insurance can then be used to better understand a
latest technology release to enable smart box called MyDrive Dynamic, which driver's unique risk so that his or her
insurers to effectively gauge an individual will enable the auto insurers to gather and insurance premiums can be set much
driver's risk and therefore set the use a driver's behavioral data using the more accurately.
premiums for coverage accordingly. The very latest in data capture technology. This
Quebec: Industrial Alliance has unveiled a new way of insuring younger drivers that tracks the driver behaviour. The new technique
“Mobiliz” is based on the pay-as-you-drive model. “Mobiliz” uses telematics technology to monitor distance travelled as well as three
driving behaviours: speeding, forced acceleration and hard braking. Industrial Alliance says it will provide free installation of a GPS- type
module to Quebec drivers aged 16-24 who join the initiative. The web-based auto insurance program will also enable drivers to access
information on their driving habits, the effect on premium and safety tips.
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