Chapter 3: Telematics

Telecommunications, vehicular technologies (road transport, road safety, etc.), electrical engineering (sensors, instrumentation, wireless communications, etc.), and computer science are all subfields that fall under the umbrella of the multidisciplinary area of telematics. Telematics (multimedia, Internet, etc.). Any one of the following may be considered telematics:

the process of transmitting, receiving, and storing information via the use of telecommunication equipment in order to command or control distant objects.

the use of telecommunications and information technology, both integrated, in cars in order to control such vehicles while they are in motion.

Technology based on the global navigation satellite system that is combined with computers and technology based on mobile communications and used in vehicle navigation systems

(in its most restricted sense) the use of such technologies inside motor vehicles, often known as vehicle telematics

Telematics is a translation of the French word télématique which was first coined by Simon Nora and Alain Minc in a 1978 report to the French government on the computerization of society.

It referred to the transfer of information over telecommunications and was a portmanteau blending the French words télécommunications ("telecommunications") and informatique ("computing science").

The original, more expansive definition of telematics is still used in academic contexts, but in the business world, the term is almost always taken to refer to car telematics.

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After first referring to the convergence of telecommunications and information processing, the word eventually came to be used to describe automation in cars, such as the development of an emergency warning system for vehicles. Telematics is an umbrella term that encompasses a wide range of technologies, including integrated hands-free mobile phones, wireless safety communications, automated driving assistance systems, and GPS navigation.

The application of the disciplines of information technology and telecommunications to the development of wireless technologies and computing systems. The IEEE standard 802.11p, also known as Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (WAVE) and part of the 802.11 family, is the major standard that addresses and advances Intelligent Transport System (ITS).

Telematics systems installed in vehicles may assist in making an organization more efficient.

The monitoring of the position, movements, condition, and behavior of a single vehicle or fleet of vehicles is referred to as vehicle tracking. This is made possible by having a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver and an electronic device (typically consisting of a GSM GPRS modem or SMS sender) installed in each vehicle. These electronic devices are responsible for communicating with the user (dispatching, emergency, or co-ordinating unit) and using computer-based or web-based software. In combination with a visual presentation on computerized mapping software, management reporting tools transform the data into information. This process takes place on a computer. Odometry and dead reckoning are two other methods of navigation that may be used in vehicle tracking systems as an alternate or supplemental method.

The accuracy of GPS tracking is often anywhere between 10 and 20 meters, Tracking the movements and position of an articulated vehicle's trailer unit can be accomplished through the use of a location unit that is mounted on the trailer and a method for returning the position data via a mobile communication network, the Internet of things (IoT), or geostationary satellite communications. This data can then be accessed through either PC- or web-based software. Trailer tracking is also known as trailer monitoring.

Cold-store freight trailers that deliver fresh or frozen foods are increasingly incorporating telematics to collect time-series data on the temperature inside the cargo container. This data is used to trigger alarms as well as record an audit trail for business purposes. Telematics can be found in cold-store freight trailers. The integrity of the cold chain is monitored by a wide variety of sensors, many of which use RFID technology. The sophistication of these sensors continues to increase.

Using a method that is similar to the one that is used for trailer monitoring, which involves a battery-powered GPS device that communicates its location by mobile phone or satellite communications, it is possible to track freight containers using GPS technology. Taking this technique has a number of advantages, including a higher level of safety as well as the potential to rearrange the movements of the container transport based on reliable information on its location. At the end of 2013, the installed base of tracking units in the intermodal shipping container sector reportedly reached 190,000. This information was provided by Berg Insight. The number of units that have been installed will reach 960,000 by the end of 2018 after increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 38.2 percent.

The management of a company's fleet is referred to as fleet management. Ship management and management of other types of motor vehicles, such as automobiles, vans, and trucks, are both included in fleet management. The term "Fleet Management" refers to a variety of administrative tasks that may be performed by an organization. These tasks may include vehicle financing, vehicle maintenance, vehicle telematics (tracking and diagnostics), driver management, fuel management, health and safety management, and dynamic vehicle scheduling. Fleet Management is a function that enables businesses to remove or minimize the risks associated with vehicle investment, improving efficiency, productivity, and reducing their overall transport costs, providing one hundred percent compliance with government legislation and Duty of Care obligations. Fleet Management is a function that enables businesses to remove or minimize the risks associated with vehicle investment. These responsibilities may be handled either by an internal department dedicated to fleet management or by a third-party supplier of fleet management services.

This organization is known as the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP)

The initial standard, Version 1.2, has been expanded to contain 19 data fields, and the current draft version of the AEMP Telematics Data Standard is now known as the AEM/AEMP Draft Telematics API Standard (with fault code capability). Working on behalf of their respective memberships and the industry as a whole, AEMP and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) have come up with this new draft of a standard via a joint effort. The previously used version 1.2 of the API has been replaced with this Draft version. Certain categories of machinery, such as agricultural machinery, cranes, mobile elevating work platforms, air compressors, and other specialized items, are not yet included in the Draft API's scope of coverage.

In addition to the newly added data fields, the AEM/AEMP Draft Telematics API (Application Programming Interface) Standard also modifies the way in which the data can be accessed. This is done with the intention of making it simpler to utilize the data and to integrate it with various other processes and systems. It includes standardized communication protocols for the capability of transferring telematics information in mixed equipment fleets to end user business enterprise systems, which enables the end user to use their own business software to collect and then analyze asset data from mixed equipment fleets without the need to work across multiple telematics provider applications.

The AEM/AEMP Draft Telematics API Standard will be presented to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the hopes that it will be approved, with the ultimate goal of achieving a standard for compliance that is universally recognized (ISO). The final language will be determined after the process of accepting ISO standards has been finished.

When it comes to vehicles, satellite navigation is a need. Telematics is the technology that allows a driver of a vehicle to determine a place, plan a route, and navigate a trip via the use of a global positioning system (GPS) and an electronic mapping application.

Mobile data is the practice of sending and receiving real-time computer data to, from, and between devices that are used by field-based employees via the use of wireless data communications that make use of radio waves. These devices may be installed to be used just within the car (as a Fixed Data Terminal), or they can be used both inside and outside of the vehicle (Mobile Data Terminal). See mobile Internet.

The most frequent solutions for mobile data connection for telematics were based on the RF communication infrastructure provided by third-party commercial providers. Manufacturers of mobile data terminals and AVL devices shifted their focus to cellular data communication at the beginning of the twenty first century in order to provide more cost-effective means of transmitting telematics information and a wider range based on the full coverage of the country by cellular providers. Since that point in time, thanks to the cellular providers that offered low GPRS (2.5G) and later UMTS (3G) rates, mobile data is almost entirely offered to telematics customers by cellular communication. This is because cellular communication is the most cost-effective method of delivering such data.

Telematics and wireless vehicle safety communications both contribute to increased vehicle and roadway safety. It is a component of an electronic system that is installed in a car or other vehicle...