Tata Motors becomes India’s first to install 1 lakh telematic systems on M&HCV trucks

Setting a new benchmark in the connected vehicle technologies, Tata Motors has become the first OEM in India to install one lakh advanced telematic systems on its medium and heavy commercial vehicles.

Tata Motors, continuing with its century-old tradition of setting standards of pioneering new technologies and being the undisputed leader in commercial vehicles in the country, was the first OEM to adopt this technology and integrate it into its offering in India, under the brand name of Tata Fleetman.

From left, Mr. Gunter Butschek, CEO & MD, Mr. O.P. Bhatt, Independent Director, Board of Directors, Tata Motors, Mr. Matthew Hague, Owner and Executive Director, Microlise, Sir John Peace, Chairman, The Midlands Engine, Mr. William Hopkinson, First Secretary (Investment) and Mr. Andy Street, Mayor of West Midlands

The award was bestowed by Mr. Matthew Hague, Owner and Executive Director of Microlise, in the presence of Sir John Peace, Chairman of ‘The Midlands Engine’, Mr. Andy Street, Mayor of West Midlands, Mr. William Hopkinson, First Secretary (Investment) and other dignitaries from the UK Delegation. With this, Tata Motors becomes the first OEM in the country to be awarded with this honor.

Tata Motors launched the Tata Fleetman Telematics in response to a growing market need for better fleet control and greater fleet utilization. Tata Fleetman, however, goes much beyond the basic location-based services that have now become commonplace.

It generates a rich fleet insights and goes on to collaborate with the customers to offer specific interventions towards improvement in the utilization, performance and safety of the fleet.

Tata Fleetman is closely integrated with the Tata Motors’ Surksha, i.e., the maintenance contract offerings or AMC. Tata Motors is the only OEM to establish a proactive maintenance interventions process based on the real-time fault code transmission.

This service is available on the Prima range covered under the annual maintenance contract (AMC). With over 1,200 workshops, Tata Fleetman is gearing up for the next level of fleet telematics with advanced trip / journey management features that cater to the complex requirements of sectors like e-commerce. Tata Fleetman enjoys the patronage of happy customers benefitting from the rich data that gets generated.