Are Data Ready For Prime Time?

摘要

Although telematics is a word frequently bandied about in the construction industry, a number of fleet managers confess they still don't get it. They remain a little fuzzy on what it is, what it does, and what it is supposed to do to help them make better business decisions. Telematics made its industry debut at Conexpo in 1999. It started out "as a very expensive box that used a variety of sensors to access a telecommunication system," according to Al Cervero, vice president and construction sector leader at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).