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Our connected car data catalogue grows with every new manufacturer. Explore the variety of data items available via our Auto API.

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Connected Vehicle Data

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.
Our connected car data catalogue grows with every new manufacturer. Explore the variety of data items available via our Auto API.
Our data catalog on Airtable contains technical information specific to each data category, including its properties and their production availability.

What Is Vehicle Information Data?

Similar to a database, vehicle information data is stored as fields and types. For instance build dates, colours, country codes, drive type, number of seats, doors and engine capacities are all stored in vehicle information data.

It fully lays out the model variant including additional options, powertrain, transmission type, time zone and intended market for the vehicle.

Use Cases

Vehicle information data is useful to fleet management to access as it gives an overview of the vehicle. Knowing what power, age, transmission and number of doors and seats the vehicle has helped companies make decisions on which vehicle to use for a job. If the car is manual and operators prefer an automatic, this can be filtered from a list of vehicle information data within a database.

Also, any tampering with the vehicle can be found by linking Licence Plate and VINs to when the car was new. If the vehicle has changed colour or power from its original factory configuration, this could identify a car that may have been stolen or illegally modified.