As a telematics company, you may receive a wide range of requests from fleet owners every day. These requests can be extremely varied, but we've put together a list of five typical ones that we've been approached with recently.
1. when a client's fleet contains vehicles for which telematics companies do not have the knowledge to extract and decode the requested parameters, such as LATAM or Indian vehicles.
2. when the fleet owners need extra parameters that are not included in the standard data set, such as ADAS data to improve driving behaviour.
3. when telematics companies encounter different standards for electric vehicles and struggle to extract and interpret the data.
4. when telematics companies need decoded parameters for new vehicles that are not available for measurement and reverse engineering.
5. when telematics companies need customized data but cannot find a partner to extract it.
Apart from the challenges mentioned above, time constraints are also a crucial consideration for many companies. They need the data they want as quickly as possible, which is why more and more of them are turning to us for decoded CAN data. Whether they need help for a few vehicles or our entire database, many choose INVENUTRE Automotive because of our ability to meet tight deadlines.
To keep up with these demands, we continuously perform new vehicle measurements and reverse engineering to update our database with more than 400-500 vehicles per year. We prioritize vehicle measurements for the most popular new models and for vehicles requested by our regular partners. Due to time constraints, it's becoming increasingly common for our partners' technicians to carry out vehicle measurements remotely, followed by our engineers carrying out the reverse engineering shortly afterwards.
We receive a lot of requests for electric vehicles, and last year we measured more than100 electric and hybrid vehicles. However, we have faced many challenges with electric vehicles, including limited and inconsistent data availability. Matching the data obtained to vehicles with internal combustion engines is also difficult. Power variation measurement is not a problem for internal combustion engines, but determining battery degradation in electric vehicles depends on many factors. How is the vehicle driven, what are the weather conditions, where is it used?
Furthermore, while internal combustion engines' performance degradation is almost minimal after up to 10 years, electric vehicles can experience up to 10-20% degradation after just a few years of use. Despite these challenges, we have managed to develop a data set based on our measurements that we can provide for electric cars in general.
Apart from electric cars, we are also closely monitoring vehicles from other regions with different standards, such as vehicles from India. Few months ago, our colleagues measured more than 30 vehicles within two weeks in India and afterwards executed the reverse engineering of the measured data to FMS standard.
In summary, the demand for vehicle data is constantly changing and increasing at an unprecedented rate. These demands are not always easy to meet, but they are challenges that keep our engineers motivated to come up with new ideas and solutions every day. At INVENTURE Automotive, we understand the importance of meeting these challenges and providing our clients with the data they need in a timely and efficient manner.
If your telematics company is facing any of these challenges or a completely new CAN related challenge, we encourage you to contact us. Our team of experts is always ready to help and provide customized solutions to meet your specific needs. Together, we can overcome any obstacle and stay ahead of the ever-changing demands in the industry.
