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TRANSPORT TECH TRENDS SHAPING SA
1. SIMPLIFYING BIG DATA
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR),
with its many innovative technologies, has assisted in shaping a bright
future for South Africa’s logistics
industry. No matter the size of any
given operational fleet, be it 5 or 10 vehicles, logistics companies find
themselves in need of appropriate
telematics tools for limiting expenses incurred, whilst driving productivity
and the overall success of their fleets.
Geotab’s vehicle tracking device that simply plugs directly into the vehicle
Fleets in South Africa are now able to gain better insight into their vehicle activities, thanks to a newfound
capacity for producing and simplifying Big Data. This development currently enables our fleet managers to
recognise and address shortcomings found in their fleets.
2. INNOVATIVE ACCIDENT
- PREVENTION FEATURES
Parking lot crashes are one of
the biggest causes of accidents
experienced by our transportation
fleets. With the help of new proximity detection technology, such as
CSIR’s Smart Mobility technology
and Geotab Africa’s Advanced Fleet Management Solutions, fleets are now able to decrease risks which
occur in parking lots, ensuring the safety of drivers. We now have
access to technological solutions for detecting in-reverse vehicle
movement, which aids drivers with oncoming traffic awareness.
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3. DASHBOARD CAMERAS FOR QUALITY CONTROL
Distracted driving is a common occurrence in all societies.
Unfortunately, many drivers behave irresponsibly, using mobile phones, eating and drinking whilst on the road. In today’s day and age,
businesses are able to eliminate
distracted driving by implementing dashboard camera surveillance measures. For example, a local company called FleetCam SA
provides Vehicle Camera Systems
throughout the country. Whilst giving fleet managers more insight into bad driving behaviours, the integration
of these cameras will provide fleet
managers with quality video footage geared towards identifying risky
behaviours exhibited by drivers that,
otherwise, would not be documented by telematics.