Celtrack, a firm specialising in using telecommunication devices to send data from vehicles to base stations, has developed technology it claims can cut fuel consumption by 10-15%.
It’s Controller-Area Network bus (CAN-bus) sends transport companies real-time information of driver behaviour such as sudden acceleration or harsh braking.
Drivers can then be educated in ‘eco-driving’ and, the combination of careful driving and route planning allows for cheaper journeys.
CAN-bus, a computer protocol and bus standard that allows microcontrollers and devices to communicate, focuses on idling, servicing and mileage.
Sales director Helen McBreen told Silicon Republic: “Our system can inform transport managers if vehicles are idling, which could be due to poor driver behaviour.
“It calculates if a vehicle is going at under 2km per hour for a given time, but takes into account traffic and the type of operation involved – for example, a waste management vehicle going through a housing estate – using algorithms which concentrate on changes in longitude and latitude.”
Better fuel efficiency also means fewer carbon emissions.