Technological disruptions are inevitable, however the ability to respond to the situation is what the companies are constantly competing for.
In transportation and logistics industry, the time to address the problem and solve is still challenging, which is why location intelligence solution plays a crucial role here.
The location intelligence solution (LIS) uses geospatial data, produced by smart devices starting from smartwatch to GPS devices installed in all vehicles to provide intelligent mapping solutions.
Location Powering Cross-sectoral Partnerships
The objective of LIS is to reduce pain points in supply chain logistics such as keeping track of transportation and their schedule, enhance visibility, reduce cost by suggesting alternative routes, and inventory management etc.
And this is why many transport and logistic companies are joining their forces with location data and technology platforms to leverage LIS and take real-time decisions to address problems such as reducing delivery time, and improve last-mile delivery to better customer experience.
Recently HERE Technologies, one of the leading location data and technology platform, has announced that its location services are being integrated into Goodyear Total Mobility one-stop fleet management solution, at CES 2022. Together, they offer a suite of vehicle-to-fleet operation management tools that are fully customizable.
Benefits of HERE’s and Goodyear’s partnership
The one-stop fleet management solution combines data from Goodyear’s Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with HERE location services. Goodyear TPMS is an advanced sensor and predictive algorithm solution that helps fleets avoid up to 90% of tire-related breakdowns. With HERE location services, fleet operators and Goodyear service providers in Europe can localize a vehicle in need of a service or road assistance intervention within a few meters and navigate them to the nearest maintenance station. In addition, Goodyear has been using HERE SDK (Software Development Kit) to provide a mobile application for commercial drivers.
The HERE SDK is a set of programming interfaces that gives access to HERE’s rich portfolio of services, such as in-vehicle navigation, traffic alerts, transit information and fleet management features. The HERE SDK provides vector maps in over 190 countries and in 60 languages with optimized map data size to minimize download latency and to provide fast response times while still scaling to a high degree of fidelity. Map customization tools enable various adjustments such as the highlighting of important objects on a map by changing colors and icons as well as editing dynamic properties of cartography objects including buildings, roads and land use. The HERE SDK mapping, routing and search functions incorporate truck specific road information, vehicle regulations and points of interest. HERE Routing also enables fleet managers to deliver optimized navigation routes incorporating the attributes of the roadway, legal and physical restrictions and adjusted road hierarchy and topology.
“HERE location technology is bringing clear added value to our Goodyear Total Mobility customers. In the daily fleet operations, every minute counts and being able to locate a vehicle in a timely and
precise manner is key to minimizing downtime. In case of a service need, this can be managed in a user-friendly manner – via a mobile application for both drivers and dispatchers. Working with HERE allows us to offer state-of-the art data solutions that drive efficient and sustainable results,” said Grégory Boucharlat, Vice President for Commercial Europe at Goodyear.
“We are proud to be working with one of the world’s leading tire manufacturers and mobility providers. By integrating our advanced data and location services into Goodyear easy-to-use solutions, we contribute to building a safer, more efficient and cleaner world,” said Gino Ferru, General Manager EMEAR and Senior Vice President at HERE Technologies.
