Ford Telematics powered by Telogis helps Ford customers run a safer, greener, more efficient mobile business.
Ford Motor Company and Telogis announced the expansion of their exclusive partnership to bring Ford Telematics powered by Telogis to Ford’s commercial customers in the UK first with other European markets to follow later this summer. Ford Telematics provides value to customers beyond the vehicle, using real-time information from Ford vehicles to enable businesses with workers in the field to have insight into vehicle location, driver behaviour and fuel consumption – often saving companies up to 20 percent* on fuel.
Since 2011, Telogis has been the exclusive technology provider to power Ford Telematics (formerly Ford Crew Chief) in the U.S. and Canada, the industry’s most comprehensive and scalable telematics solution for commercial customers. The UK expansion of the Telogis-Ford partnership leverages the success of Ford Telematics in the U.S. and Canada and will meet the demand from current and new Ford customers in the UK for in the visibility into day-to-day operations including exclusive Ford vehicle diagnostics.
“Ford Telematics is an innovative system that can deliver reductions in cost of ownership for businesses that operate Ford’s Transit commercial vehicles,” said Paul McDermott, manager, CV aftersales, Ford of Britain. “Real-time vehicle location and diagnostic data provides fleet customers with a powerful tool to manage their vehicles more effectively and also encourage safer driving.”
Making its debut at the 2015 Commercial Vehicle Show, Ford Telematics will be available to fleet customers in May as a dealer-installed option, offered through Ford’s network of specialist Transit Centres.
Ford Telematics functions by securely transmitting vehicle data and metrics from the vehicle to a dedicated Telogis website via an embedded cellular connection. The telematics system’s ability to access proprietary Ford vehicle data enables operators to track details such as oil change warnings, water contamination in diesel fuel, tyre pressure, safety belt usage and airbag status.
“The reality of being able to visualise field staff and the performance of each Ford vehicle – all on one screen – is here,” said Paul Reynolds, Automotive Director at Telogis. “This visibility enables Ford commercial customers to provide better service for their own customers and run their businesses more productively and efficiently – it’s no longer a ‘nice to have’ but a ‘have to have’ solution.”
Based on the real-time data, the Ford Telematics powered by Telogis software platform delivers a comprehensive range of actionable business information that enables fleet managers to operate their vehicles in the most efficient way and to help ensure drivers are following safe and economical driving practices.
In real-world use of telematics systems, fleet operators report fuel savings of up to 20 per cent resulting from optimised vehicle usage and driving routes and improved driving behaviour, along with benefits to driver safety and vehicle durability.
Further advances include a suite of more than 80 pre-loaded reports, integration with established business operating systems and fuel card services. Ford Telematics and the Telogis platform also allow for a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach, all helping to further reduce hardware costs and increase productivity.
Ford Telematics is compatible with Ford’s latest range of Transit commercial vehicles – including the all-new Transit, Transit Custom, Transit Connect and Transit Courier – as well as the Ford Ranger pickup. Additionally the same Telogis hardware can be fitted to any other vehicles on the fleet, regardless of manufacturer, allowing informed fleet managers to view the whole fleet in one place, with all the usual driver performance and vehicle tracking information that they expect.
Ford Telematics also provides a gateway to the broader cloud-based Telogis platform that includes a suite of connected vehicle technologies including route optimisation and planning, commercial-grade navigation, work order management and mobile applications to drive additional efficiencies and productivity for mobile enterprises.
“Ford Telematics is another example of Ford facilitating the delivery of smart technology to help our customers enjoy the highest quality, safest and most sustainable operation of commercial vehicles available today,” said Nick Themistocleous, director, Fleet Operations, Ford of Britain.
