One of the services that RAC provides is a fleet of vehicle breakdown
specialists that responds to stranded motorists
and lends roadside assistance.
According to an article
in M2M Magazine, RAC implemented a program that
leverages sensors in the diagnostics port of its breakdownsupport
fleet vehicles. The sensors allow remote monitoring
of driver performance and behavior. Through wireless
communications, the data that sensors gather about driver
adherence to traffic laws, fuel consumption, braking habits
and other aspects of vehicle operation are sent to a central
system for analysis. This analysis helps to drive efficiency
improvements and (potentially, if required) remedial action
to address drivers who are operating in an unsafe or illegal
manner. Use of these devices led to a 17-percent reduction
in fuel costs and to a potential new business opportunity—
making the technology available to corporate customers