Commercial Fleets

Frequently updated roads challenge businesses

Cities are changing all the time. Road layouts are updated, streets are closed and roadworks create reduced traffic flows. This state of flux is permanent - and presents immense challenges for commercial fleets. Delivery services are more costly and less efficient. Buses are delayed. Emergency vehicles’ race against time is made harder than it needs to be. According to some taxi fleet analysis, inaccurate traffic and roadside data causes thousands of tonnes of additional CO2 emissions each year. For these taxis, poor data also causes hundreds of thousands of hours in delays, meaning that they struggle to get their customers to where they need to be.

Meanwhile, advances in technology have enabled new mobility services to be developed. There has been an explosion of offerings ranging from just-in-time doorstep delivery to e-scooter rental. This has put an extra layer of pressure on those more traditional fleet operators. They need to adapt to the new technological reality; to make sure that their services are accessible and efficient in order to avoid being left behind.

Accurate, up-to-date maps are a fundamental component of any fleet management system. When combined with routing algorithms, they create a means for fleets to chart the most efficient course through the urban environment. But maps are only as good as the data from which they are created. To be effective, routing algorithms must be built upon recent, reliable and relevant data.