How IoT is powering transportation beyond the connected car
The transportation industry is experiencing a digital revolution. Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are showing up in everything from our cars to our homes to our cities. IoT is affecting the entire transportation industry — everything from cars, to boats, to even the way we insure these vehicles.
Look at the commercial transportation industry, for example. While the focus of the connected car discussion is often on private, consumer vehicles, the commercial vehicle industry may see an even greater transformation. IoT capabilities allow for commercial fleets to be connected to each other and to control systems, therefore giving fleet operators more data and insight into their vehicles.
Connected solutions can help monitor vehicles for safety factors, control costs by monitoring vehicle usage, increase fleet efficiency, and deliver more responsive service to customers, enhancing the way drivers interact with other vehicles and the infrastructure. For example, take Digital Communications Technologies (DCT), a global telematics provider specializing in data for fleet productivity and connected car solutions focused on integrators and developers. With IoT capabilities, DCT can provide a one-stop shop for worldwide managed connectivity data services, offering fleet automation capabilities. DCT integrates devices and secure, centralized gateways to give customers simplified deployment, logistics, management operations, and device diagnostics. With the advanced, real-time data collected by connected devices with actionable intelligence and edge computing, DCT can help fleet managers make informed decisions to help improve fleet utilization.
Beyond vehicles, IoT technologies are also helping connect disparate elements of the transportation infrastructure ecosystem, like traffic signals and parking spots. Connected parking spots are of high interest worldwide — they can help reduce congestion and carbon emissions by giving drivers access to information about available parking spaces. Read more…