Geotab launches integrated telematics solution with Renault

Geotab has announced a collaboration with Renault to combine its telematics capabilities with the MyGeotab fleet management platform.

The aim is to provide a single point of access for fleet operators to make informed decisions and provide connectivity solutions to fleets of any size.

Customers can select from Renault models built in 2010 or later and get a factory-fitted or retrofitted telematics solution for vehicles in the field.

The new telematics solution is available immediately in 21 European countries, including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the UK and Ireland.

Renault’s connectivity capabilities can be activated via remote and contactless access. Customers can therefore selectively record brand-specific data points, including electric vehicle (EV) data.

The combination of Renault's data and the Geotab platform aims to offer fleet operators a turnkey connectivity solution.

Fleet managers can benefit from data and analytics insights related to productivity, compliance, efficiency, optimisation and driver safety.

"Future mobility will be data-driven,” said states Christoph Ludewig, vice president OEM Europe at Geotab.

“The electrification of fleets will reinforce this trend and pre-installed telematics will become state of the art.

“We are pleased to have found a partner in Renault who has also recognised this trend and with whom we can continue to drive innovation and sustainability in transport."

He added: “The ability to handle mixed fleets is essential as we transition to an electric vehicle future.

“We will see the co-existence of internal combustion engines (ICE) and EV technology for many years to come, so we need a telematic solution that is suited to handling both seamlessly, across one platform.”