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Technology could halve unexpected fleet breakdowns, says ICC

By / 7 years ago / Latest News / 1 Comment

Developments in fleet telemetry could halve unexpected breakdowns by 2020 while lowering TCO, according to In-car Cleverness.

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In-car Cleverness claims car breakdowns will increasingly be pre-empted using in-vehicle data.

The telematics specialists says car breakdowns will increasingly be pre-empted using in-vehicle data as analytical telematics devices begin to integrate further into connected vehicles to predict faults and errors.

The technology could also improve TCO figures for fleets, with better maintained vehicles retaining more of their value when de-fleeted.

Paul O’Dowd, head of sales at In-car Cleverness, commented: “It’s not impossible to foresee a future in which almost no unexpected breakdowns occur.

“In-vehicle technology – remote diagnostics in this context – has come on in leaps and bounds and as uptake increases, we will be able to anticipate a large percentage of the nation’s vehicle glitches before they cause a failure.

“This predictive maintenance alongside routine check-ups will reduce the cost of running individual or fleets of vehicles – prevention is always better than the cure.”

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.