Geotab partners with BMW for turnkey fleet connectivity

Geotab has announced a partnership with BMW Group to provide fleet operators with a turnkey connectivity solution.

Integrated telematics functions of BMW vehicles can now be combined with the MyGeotab platform's tools.

Users, says Geotab, will benefit from first-hand, high-quality OEM data aggregated in its manufacturer-neutral platform, through which they can manage their entire fleet.

The partnership provides fleet operators with a single point of access to make informed decisions and provide connectivity solutions for fleets of all sizes, it added.

Activation is contactless via remote access and requires no workshop visit. 

David Savage, vice president of UK and Ireland at Geotab, said: "Cooperating with a major globally renowned and leading brand like BMW Group marks an important milestone in our strategy to become a trusted partner for OEMs.

“Working with specialised telematics companies offers many advantages for vehicle manufacturers and customers.

“OEMs do not have to build their own infrastructures for data analysis and visualisation but can rather feed their data into the telematics platform via the cloud using modern APIs. Customers still receive all OEM-specific data pointsㅡ optimally processed and integrated with other fleet data to provide a rounded, 360-degree view of their fleet operations.”

The MyGeotab platform can now integrate proprietary OEM data from a range of manufacturers, including BMW, Renault, Ford, Peugeot, Citroen, Opel/Vauxhall, DS, and Mercedes-Benz, among others, as well as data from Geotab's own retrofitted telematic device. 

The software integrates fully electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) as well as conventional internal combustion engines (ICE) and takes the relevant data points for each powertrain into account.

Depending on their needs, users can choose between different plans for data access. Geotab customers can choose from various pre-configured rate plans. 

This, says Geotab, allows for a consistent picture of the entire fleet, across all brands, model years, and drive types. This way, the data from different sources is not only integrated and synchronised, but also brought together and presented to the fleet managers in a uniform, overarching manner.

The Geotab and BMW OEM agreement is available from September 2023 across 30 European countries.