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The Role of Dashcams in Accident Management and Prevention

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  In the present scenario, installing a Dashcam provides protection from crash-for-cash scams, dashcams help monitor the incident and clear up the accident insurance claims more easily. The insurance company analyzes the hard evidence and comes to a fair judgement. As a result, disputes or disagreements with respect to claims are reduced to a minimum. The whole insurance claims process also speeds up.  Driver Behavior Many of the factors associated with rising claims during accidents and loss frequency are rooted in poor driver behavior. Statistics from studies show that in-vehicle monitoring with Telematics show a clear relationship between vehicle monitoring and driver behavior. According to a survey, around one in five motorists use a dash cam each time they drive their vehicle. Driver training When it comes to new driver training, nothing compares to getting behind the wheel and experiencing life on the road first hand. Footage with a dashboard camera is also an invaluable...

The use of Telematics in School Buses

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  According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, more than 20 million children in the country commute daily in school buses that cover about 4 billion miles each year. In order to improve their safety and at the same time become efficient, school transportation companies and management are increasingly adopting telematics and fleet management solutions. According to Research and Markets forecasts, the school bus telematics solutions will reach 98% penetration by 2025. A school bus is a type of bus owned, leased, contracted to, or operated by a school or an institution. The school bus is the safest vehicle on the road that your child can take than boarding a bus to and from school. Everyone believes that school buses must be as safe as possible. This is the reason why our driver safety standards for school buses are above and beyond than those for regular buses. The School buses are designed so that they are highly visible and include driver safety features...

Fleet Management and Maintenance

Fleet Management and Fleet Maintenance Make informed decisions and increase efficiency by leveraging predictive insights, and discover new opportunities in fleet management. Live Tracking Track your fleet in real-time with Tangerine’s fleet analytics dashboard. Get a complete record of daily KPIs like no. of vehicles in operation or requiring service, total distance, time and much more. View live vehicle status updates such as speed, direction, driving duration, idling, recent stops etc. View all vehicles on map view and toggle with satellite view to infer terrain type. Get low-latency updates with a frequency of less than 5 seconds. Driver Analytics Elevate your fleet’s safety by examining your driver’s behavior on the road. Further, reduce costs on fuel usage, maintenance, and violations to create a strong safety culture. Score drivers on behaviors like acceleration, braking, speeding, cornering & ride comfort. Get driver safety reports to view hours of s...

Crash Analyzer

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Advanced AI-powered vehicle accident detection system that segregates accidents from non-accidents. Understand Factors Leading to Crash The accident analytics system segregates the accidents from non accidents using vehicle telemetry data and dashcam feed. The platform pinpoints exact reasons for the accident by evaluating various factors like weather & road conditions, time of the day, location, or presence of rain. The system also detects and extracts any sudden change in speed and acceleration to identify the root cause behind an accident, helping fleet owners and insurers assess driver behavior and segregate at-fault claims from no fault claims. Generate Accident Report with Confidence Tangerine’s Crash Analyzer uses deep learning models that are trained on several thousands of real accident videos and are capable of detecting and characterizing the accident with great accuracy. Our self learning AI models continuously retrain and achieve higher accuracy after every iteration...

Here’s How You Can Save Thousands of Dollars With Geofencing

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  Geofencing technology is a dynamic and modern tool to create virtual boundaries on maps made possible by GPS vehicle tracking. This can be created in different locations ensuring that fleet management involved businesses will have complete control over their fleet tracking of vehicles as well as the personnel. Geofencing prevents vehicle theft Securing company assets is very important for fleet industries, because they require a lot of investment. Company vehicles being used without appropriate permission, or during non-operating hours can result in increased expenses. This can also produce expensive downtime and, in some cases, damaged company property. With the Geofencing feature, you can protect your assets by keeping you notified with regular alerts. If you are aware where your vehicle travels most of the time, you can put geofence around those locations. When a vehicle is stolen or leaving the geofenced area without authorization, then you will be alerted via  email or ...

Improving Fleet Safety with Telematics

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  Fleet Management can be stressful and sometimes frustrating to operate. However, some of the advanced fleet software ease your workload by providing visibility and actionable insights that drive good results for your organization. Despite the continuous efforts of fleet safety managers, fleet owners, and industry risk managers, accidents still happen. Even with those companies operating with regular driver safety meetings, fleet safety training programs, enforced and strict safety policies, and strong driver hiring practices will still experience accidents. Fortunately, there is an advanced and most powerful tool, Telematics, that is available for fleet managers that can help companies reduce their fleet safety-related costs.  Telematics is a combination of telecommunications and informatics that can gather data on the driver and fleet  in real-time to help companies and drivers improve fleet safety. Benefits of Telematics in Fleet Management When Telematics is used in...

Five Fleet Management Best Practices

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Fleet management and Fleet safety are seen as important, not just for fleet operators, but as one of the strategic approaches to improving the safety of the entire vehicle fleet.  The top concern for today’s fleet managers is to have reliable data available on time  From route optimization, to vehicle tracking and maintenance to improving fuel consumption, having real-time data on your fleets plays a major role. Fleet managers must be able to make actionable decisions that will reduce the operational expenses of the fleet business without affecting  the quality of service. Some of the best practices in fleet management are as follows: Vehicle Monitoring in Real-time By implementing the solutions for Fleet management, you can ensure that your fleet meets customer demands for fast, accurate, and seamless service and ensure operational efficiency. The vehicle-mounted systems can capture GPS Tracker data from a variety of sensors within the vehicle to report equipment status ...

Finding The Root Cause of an Accident Through Telematics

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  According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 94% of all collisions are caused by driver error. Telematics solution is a wide-spread technology in fleet management to coordinate vehicles and  view the profitability and productivity of the entire fleet. You can also monitor a driver’s behavior and fleet managers can view if there is any risk. You can also monitor and identify the drivers who repeatedly exhibit unsafe behaviors in increasing the likelihood of causing an accident. Using GPS Tracking System embedded in trucks, vans, and cars, fleet managers can now view and monitor all data related to their fleet. They can receive updates on maintenance, generate accident reports, improve the fleet budget with fuel cost savings, and even improve the safety of fleet drivers.  Tangerine’s Telematics Solutions  Accident Detection Using Tangerine’s Crash Analyzer advanced AI-powered vehicle accident detection system, you can segregate ...

Tracking Devices

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  Control and monitor your cars remotely Manage on-demand rental experience with a mobile app and an intuitive web-dashboard Enable your customers to unlock the cars using their mobile phones. Deploy our SDKs or access data through APIs to get started right away. Immobilize your vehicles remotely to prevent vehicle theft and misuse. Raise the Bar on Operational Efficiency Make sure all assets are fully utilized and are driven reasonably to maximize returns on your investments Get notified of damaging driver behaviors like excessive speeding, idling or hard braking. Scheduled service maintenance to prevent breakdown and keep assets at high performance. View inventory and demand in real-time for greater visibility and fleet control Buy and Sell the Right Cars With Tangerine’s advanced insights and predictive maintenance reports, restructure your fleet in a way never imagined before. Get information on asset utilization and vehicle wear and tear. Use data to know about vehicle health...

GPS Vehicle Tracking

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  Stay Informed about Student’s Whereabouts Live track students for their entire journey to and fro and access all previous trips giving location details of buses at any time period. Our application for drivers allows them to mark attendance. Get distance/time optimization with our flexible routing algorithms. School supervisors can monitor the unauthorized stops, route deviations etc. Keep Parents Updated With our mobile application for parents, know exactly how long it will take to reach home/school. Send pick-up and drop notifications, route deviation or delay alerts. Prepare parents for departure and arrival for their kids with ETAs. Update on schedule changes and alert them in case of emergencies. Integration with School ERP Tangerine’s software can be easily integrated with existing ERP systems to automate attendance, pay-off drivers and manage fees of transport solutions. Offers secure data transfer through APIs with backup and monitoring facilities. Access consolidated rep...