What is the current status for telematics in the commercial vehicle segment? Leading players in the logistics industry assert themselves in a highly competitive market by implementing sophisticated IT solutions for asset management and tracking. Fleet management and vehicle tracking solutions are also becoming increasingly popular among smaller haulers. Navigation systems - enhanced with dynamic traffic information - guide truck drivers, delivery service couriers and taxi drivers along the quickest way to their destinations. In Germany, the Toll Collect road charging system now tracks over 400,000 heavy trucks with GSM and GPS. Find out more in this 90+ page report in the M2M research series.
Highlights:
-- Introduction to telematics services and solutions for commercial vehicles.
-- Outline of the technology environment for commercial vehicle telematics.
-- Overview of the European commercial vehicle market and road transports.
-- Analysis and forecasts for telematics in the commercial vehicle segment in Europe until 2009.
-- Case studies of fleet management and telematics offerings by truck manufacturers and third party solution providers.
Key questions answered by the report:
-- What is the potential market size for wireless M2M communication for commercial vehicles?
-- Which are the key applications that will drive growth of mobile data connections?
-- What customer needs drive the market for fleet management solutions?
-- Will additional European countries introduce electronic road charging systems using GSM/GPS?
-- What are the opportunities that could open up a true mass market for commercial vehicle telematics?
Companies mentioned in the report include:
-- DaimlerChrysler
-- Iveco
-- MAN
-- Scania
-- Volvo Group
-- Datafactory
-- Digicore
-- Minorplanet
-- Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions
-- Transics
-- Vehco
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c27768.
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