WEBFLEET & OptiDrive 360

Location and navigation product supplier TomTom Telematics has launched new real-time driving advice technology, which allows professional drivers to anticipate the road ahead.

The company’s next generation of WEBFLEET OptiDrive incorporates predictive real-time driving advice and enables drivers to drive safe.

It also provides information to drivers and businesses management to create a complete improvement programme for learning, coaching while driving, post-trip evaluation, as well as in-company comparison.

According to the company, OptiDrive 360 advises business drivers as to when to release the gas or shift gear and the optimum speed they need to maintain by using vehicle data and map data on the road ahead.

TomTom Telematics managing director Thomas Schmidt said: "OptiDrive 360 marks a groundbreaking development that allows businesses to work more closely with their drivers in a bid to create lasting change to driving standards.

"The innovation has been developed following years of detailed research conducted in cooperation with the EU ecoDriver Project."

"The innovation has been developed following years of detailed research conducted in cooperation with the EU ecoDriver Project."

Motorists can get advice on how to drive safely and fuel-efficiently during the trip with the help of the new OptiDrive 360 technology.

A snapshot analysis will be available to review the trip statistics and complete information would be displayed through the driver terminal following the completion of the trip.

The dashboards offered through WEBFLEET allow managers to highlight trends in driving behaviour and help them analyse series of in-depth reports.

OptiDrive 360 scores drivers based on performance indicators, including speeding, driving events, idling, fuel consumption, green speed, coasting, gear shifting and constant speed.

These features can be used as the basis for performance reviews, training and driver benchmarking.

Image: WEBFLEET and OptiDrive 360 incorporates predictive real-time driving advice. Photo: courtesy of Business Wire.