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Using telematics devices, cars can distribute data for many purposes for an end-user. Car data is created by electrical sensors linked to the ECU or Electronic Control Unit. An ECU is linked to an onboard telematics device which transmits live data. A user in a central location receives this data over the air, with an end interface that can be configured in a way that works for their business.Many attributes of a car can be transmitted live or at set intervals using GPS and mobile data networks.

Using car data, fleet management companies analyse their vehicles to help reduce costs, prevent maintenance issues and schedule service appointments in advance. Governments and councils can use car technical data to better manage traffic. Insurance companies can have real-world use cases for their customers and the introduction of smart cities with connected cars results in more efficient infrastructure. Most importantly, emergency services receive live vehicle data to accurately locate an accident, with automatic triggers to call ambulances if the vehicle senses it is in a severe accident.

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What Is Vehicle Doors Data?

With sophisticated APIs from High Mobility, door status data is retrievable remotely by fleet managers, drivers and external parties. Many door data points are captured using onboard sensors and control modules. Door data can be the lock status for each door, whether the doors were locked from the inside. All this gives an overview of the entire vehicle.

Use Cases

Understanding the door lock status after a vehicle is stolen is useful in determining what mistakes were made. If the doors were left open, then thieves are more likely to steal contents in a vehicle or the vehicle itself.

Also accessing door data remotely means fleet managers can set up automated checks after a shift. If doors are left unlocked, they can be remotely locked at a certain time for security.

Some doors may need to be permanently locked because they will never be used. For example the front trunk on an EV, where fleet owners do not want any interference with the electrical systems.