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ERM Advanced Telematics launches StarLink Tracker with Wi-Fi, complete Connected Car unit, which integrates advanced vehicle tracking, driver behavior monitoring, theft prevention, Short-Range wireless communication, Wi-Fi and 4G capabilities in a single device. International automotive technology provider ERM Advanced Telematics, whose products have been installed in more than 1.5 million vehicles worldwide, has launched the StarLink Tracker with Wi-Fi, a versatile telematics product that integrates advanced vehicle tracking, driver behavior monitoring, theft prevention, Short-Range Wireless communication, Wi-Fi and 4G cellular capabilities in a single device. The StarLink Tracker with Wi-Fi is the first product under ERM's new Wireless Connect strategy, which aims to use wireless technologies to provide its partners - vehicle fleet management companies, vehicle manufacturers and importers and car insurance companies - with a competitive edge. The StarLink Tracker is a solution that is designed for installation both in vehicles on the production line and in the aftermarket, for vehicles that have left the production line. The StarLink Tracker with Wi-Fi turns any vehicle in which it is installed into a Connected Car. The flexibility of the product allows adding capabilities anytime, through the use of add-on products provided by ERM or by a third party. This can be done on-demand and without any need to replace the StarLink Tracker device, which keeps functioning as the central tracking and communications unit under any such solution. The StarLink Tracker with Wi-Fi took about a year to develop, and ERM Advanced Telematics has already received its first orders to supply the product from customers in the United States, India, and Australia. Part of the competitive edge that the new product offers rests on its extended wireless capabilities and on the mere fact that it is designed to be implemented in Connected Car applications. Until now, the installation of many telematics products for vehicle tracking, analysis of various situations and events and driver behavior diagnostics required wire hook-ups. The StarLink Tracker with Wi-Fi and products that ERM Advanced Telematics will launch in the future under its Wireless Connect strategy, can be installed using the installer's standard smartphone which communicates through Short-Range wireless communication connection in order to configure the product and perform any required adaptations. All this can be much faster compared to many other telematics devices and with much less hassle that might have arisen due to the need to hook-up and hide wires. In addition to various wireless capabilities that help track the vehicle and other telematics functions, the StarLink Tracker with Wi-Fi is equipped with a microphone and loudspeaker to initiate and receive calls and dial emergency numbers. One application for this can be E-Call (Emergency Call), such as in the European Union or just as an Emergency Call application. When pressing the location unit's emergency button or immediately after an impact above a certain intensity, the unit will allow conversation between the vehicle's occupants and the emergency center personnel, who can hear what is happening in the vehicle and identify events such as threats against the driver or accidents. The product will also provide information about the driver's behavior, including careless driving, accidents, off-road driving, acceleration during turns, speed violations and more, information that can be used by the manager to significantly improve fleet management capabilities, performance and can decrease operational expenses. The compact product (about 120 grams) also saves installation time and costs and creates Wi-Fi hotspots in the vehicle for up to eight devices. It features 4G cellular modem, GPS/GLONASS/Galileo location module and an ability to navigate inside underground parking lots or in mines; internal antennas, emergency button support and built-in data logger. Other capabilities are internal management of up to 500 driver ID’s, remote immobilization, wireless connectivity to a wide range of additional ERM and third-party products and many other features. As the core infrastructure for Connected Car applications, the product can integrate to the full range of the vehicle's internet connectivity needs, which are provided by the use of the tracking unit's SIM card without the need for any additional SIM card. The StarLink Tracker with Wi-Fi's 4G capability will provide broadband communications for applications such as listening to online music, video consumption or surfing the web during the car ride. The product's Short-Range wireless communication capability will enable installers, drivers and end-users to connect mobile devices, receive information and set different configurations without the need for wires. If required, it is possible to extend the solution which relies on the new product to also include CAN Bus interface and enable users to receive alerts on the information transmitted between the various sensors and the vehicle's computing units. "One of our paramount objectives, to which we strive daily, is to provide our business partners over the globe with competitive advantages. As a leading company with a unique perspective and more than 30 years' experience in the automotive field, ERM relies on its proven technological capabilities in order to provide these advantages to car manufacturers, car fleets' service providers, vehicle importers, and other industry players. We help these players establish technological supremacy based on the ability to support a wide range of functionalities, and deliver high performance and operating efficiencies in any market they operate in or intend to operate in," said Eitan Kirshenboim, CMO of ERM Advanced Telematics. "Our Wireless Connect strategy enables the industry to achieve these objectives simultaneously. The StarLink Tracker with Wi-Fi, as the pioneer product under this strategy, highlights this well. Alongside the product's impressive technological capabilities, its ability to support the growing number of sensors and telematics applications while minimizing the installation time and cost greatly helps our business partners." Kirshenboim added: "a fleet management service provider who purchases a telematics solution but pays much more only to install it in a long and complicated process, will find it difficult to achieve a competitive edge. To respond to these problems, the Wireless Connect strategy will strive to reduce the need to use wires during the installation process as much as possible, minimize the installation time and cost of vehicle telematics products, and generate added value to our customers and business partners."

eVoice enables the recording in advance of up to 100 warnings in the driver’s native language, that are adapted to various problematic behavior patterns on the road. A user-friendly software program is used to determine the exact warning to be played to the driver depending on the nature of the event. The eFlash SF is a driver warning device, which includes 6 icons and LED lighting which is attached to the dashboard. The device uses flashing icons to warn the driver of dangerous behavior or driving patterns such as sudden acceleration, forceful breaking and sharp turns. In addition, eFlash SF includes a button that can serve as a panic button. ERM Advanced Telematics, whose products have been installed in more than 5 million vehicles worldwide, is launching two new products aimed at improving driving quality with the use of human voice warnings and visual signals to the driver. The development of the two products, eVoice and eFlash SF, was completed, and both are now being implemented by a number of clients and are available to our partners and customers in the 68 countries where ERM is active. The main target markets for the products are car fleets, automakers and auto importers. The eVoice and eFlash SF join the company’s mature eSafe product for identifying and analyzing driver behavior. The latest products represent an expansion of the existing solutions for safety and communications solutions launched by ERM in recent years for connected vehicles. The eVoice product is based on a speaker installed in a vehicle that utilizes a processor and a memory chip for supplying the driver with human voice warnings designed to help him or her identify dangerous situations they made while driving. This service enables personalized learning by the driver with the aim of improving habits and behavior while driving. The device allows a fleet manager or the operator of the platform to record in advance up to 100 warnings in the mother tongue of the driver that are adapted to various dangerous patterns on the road or based on various situations of the vehicle, and to define with a user-friendly software program which warning will be played for each type of event. For example, if a driver made a sharp turn, for example, a warning would be sounded to explain the incorrect behavior. In the event the driver went over the speed limit on a specific section of the road, he would receive a voice warning as would be the case with other unsafe driving events. eVoice is capable of issuing a human voice warning upon identifying any unusual event of the type that can also be identified by a wide range of the company’s products, based on StartLink technology. It can also identify any unusual event of the type that can be detected by ERM Advanced Telematics’ add-on products like eSafe or eData. eSafe is used for identifying and analyzing a driver’s behavior, while eData provides an interface for vehicle communications channels like CAN Bus and On-Board Diagnostics (OBD). Among other features, eVoice can also warn of unusual events related to the vehicle’s mechanical condition such as engine problems or overheating as well as a wide range of extreme events that are identified by the eData interface based on CAN Bus data. eVoice customers can record in advance warnings in their own voice for each device or alternatively type a text message and convert it to voice using the text-to-speech capabilities which are also offered by eVoice. The eFlash SF product serves as a warning system for the driver and includes 6 icons with LED lighting installed on the dashboard. It warns the driver, through the use of flashing icons and a series of beeps, of various situations that he or she needs to be informed of or require attention. For example, icons can be defined for problematic behavior such as dangerous maneuvering, accelerations, excessive braking and sharp turns. In addition, the fleet manager, the automaker or the operator of the system can define in advance actions for which visual warnings using lighting and icons can be given. These could include sections of roads with speed limits, speed cameras, holes in the road, dangerous intersections, designated areas for cargo collection, bus stops etc. The eFlash SF even has push buttons that allow changes and adjustments to be made to the warning buttons and lighting of the system as deemed necessary. One button can be designated as an emergency or danger signal, in the event the driver needs immediate assistance due to a vehicle malfunction or an extreme situation like an accident. Pressing on this button can enable the driver to be connected directly to an emergency center and initiate a communications channel with a service center. Additional options can be defined such as speed dialing, in case of using a voice-enabled device, an identification code for the driver, etc. ERM’s solutions support the use of one or the two products eFlash SF and eVoice, simultaneously, in order to give the warning even greater significance by use of both the flashing of the LED lighting and the voice warning capabilities of the two systems. "The ability of eVoice to supply warnings using a human voice for teaching correct driving habits is unique in the market,” says Eitan Kirshenboim, CMO at ERM Advanced Telematics. He adds that “the combination of eVoice and eFlash SF offers the driver a complementary array of voice and visual warnings that maximize the chance of responsible and safe driving. ERM is aiming to create competitive advantages for our partners and customers in markets where they operate, by taking advantage of various technologies and present innovative solutions to prevent accidents, advance safe driving and to improve the operating arrays of auto fleets and organizations alike. We are constantly expanding our product line and supplying new and up to date technological solutions in order to meet market demands as well as those of our partners. The launching of the newest solutions represents an important step forward towards achieving this very important goal.”

"We welcome cooperation with leading players in the automotive and fleet management sector in Latin America" International automotive technology provider ERM Advanced Telematics, whose products have been installed in more than 5 million vehicles worldwide, is accelerating its penetration into the Latin American market with its offering for fleet management and solutions for Stolen Vehicle Recovery (SVR). ERM plans to take advantage of its network of business partnerships throughout the region. In parallel, the company is planning to strengthen its reach and to increase the penetration of its telematics and fleet management solutions, including the StarLink telematics product line as well as products like eSafe for driving behavior monitoring and eFuel, which is designed to provide alerts on fuel theft. ERM is already active in a number of Latin American countries and is expected to utilize its teams, technology, and know-how to customize the company’s products to meet the specific demands of the Latin American markets. This will enable ERM to offer dedicated and customized solutions to its local partners’ needs and allow the provision of various additional options such as white labeling products with the branding of the partner incorporated into the product. “The demand for telematics solutions in Latin America stems from the need for vehicle security and tracking systems, which provide immediate support in emergency cases - such as panic buttons for vehicle hijacks, tracking for recovery of stolen vehicles and voice options for further assistance,” says Eitan Kirshenboim, CMO at ERM Telematics. “Many of the fleets in the region use basic fleet management tools, which limit their ability to monitor and improve fleet performance in order to reduce costs." Kirshenboim continued: "We believe that ERM’s advanced solutions and business strategy can help these fleets to improve their fleet performance, lower their operational costs and maximize their ROI.” He adds that ERM is introducing to the Latin American market a line of unique solutions, that are backed up by patents and are flexible in design and customization abilities, to support a wide range of scenarios and a variety of needs. Kirshenboim notes that the company welcomes cooperation with leading players in the automotive and fleet management sector in Latin America. ERM’s business model is based on its customers being long-term partners, with whom the company is in close and ongoing relations, enabling them to define their demands and for ERM to supply a customized technological and service solution, backed up by a Spanish website, salespeople and customer support. ERM offers different solutions for fleet management and Stolen Vehicle Recovery operations. The solutions vary from basic implementation to more comprehensive solutions, in order to better control and manage the fleets and to assist in the retrieving of vehicles and to enable each of ERM's partners to adopt a solution that is best suited for them. ERM’s SVR basic implementation consists of vehicle location tracking and added accessories such as immobilization system, which requires drivers to identify themselves by using a code or other identification methods. Additional accessories include an alarm system, break-in sensors, tow detection, remote door and windows control. Some of the more sophisticated technological solutions include CANbus integration for advanced diagnostics of the vehicles' mechanical and computerized environment. The diagnostics help evaluate in real-time the use made of the vehicle and helps to remotely identify in advance events that might affect the vehicle’s performance. Some of the more comprehensive solutions offered by ERM include tracking devices equipped with Wi-Fi and Short-Range wireless communication capabilities, and a variety of add-ons to enable safety and fuel monitoring, voice capabilities and other alerts. The add-on features are based on the wide range of ERM sensors and hardware applications, as well as applications from third-party vendors. Some other possible solutions for assisting ERM’s partners in SVR operations include a patented solution for jamming mitigation that enables the tracking of jammed vehicles by transmitting a distress message that is being picked-up by nearby vehicles. Another patented solution is designed to locate leased vehicles whose owner stopped its payments - “Parking Habits”. The need for SVR solutions in Latin America is backed up by a market study by Berg Insights, which found the level of car theft in Brazil is four times that of the U.S. and that the situation in other Latin American markets like Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela is about the same.

Fuel management and fuel theft alerts has never been so urgent to companies around the world and especially in third world countries. The damage this situation creates for many companies can sum to millions of dollars a month and up to 10th of millions loss annually. Many articles where written over the past last years related to fuel cost and the cost of labor in various markets, which makes employed drivers add some additional, un official income to their monthly payroll. By borrowing (with no intention of return…) a few liters of fuel from their company vehicle on a daily basis, drivers can double and sometimes triple their monthly income. This situation makes it very important to have a real and definite solution to it. There are several solutions today on the market aiming to at least have the fleet owner be aware of fuel theft and fuel refilling activities. Here are four of the most common solutions today on the market : Fuel management using fuel sensor that installed inside a fuel tank This solution for fuel management is based on a special fuel sensor that can sense the fuel type, level and monitor each liter comes in and out of the tank, and is the most comprehensive solution on the market today. The device is installed in the fuel tank, usually by drilling a new hole to insert it. It comes with expensive safety regulation approvals that makes its price very high, nevertheless, the installation process is done by experts only and usually makes it difficult for the vehicle owner to retain the vehicle manufacturer warranty. Therefore, this is the most expensive solution for fuel management on the market today so acquiring and installing it might come to 200-350USD Fuel management using fuel tank cap sensor replacements These devices usually monitors every liter of fuel comes in and out of the fuel tank cap. Some of them also have an alarm system, which makes it impossible to take fuel out of the cap tank without the sensor notifying it. Due to the fact that it monitors only insertion and extraction of fuel thru the tank cap, it’s very hard to find fuel theft when the fuel is being taken out directly from the fuel pipe. Fuel management using direct connection to the fuel float by a communication port (I\O) from a GPS tracking device This solution today is the most common solution on the market thanks to the minimal cost entering price. Using even low end GPS tracking device and connect it directly to the fuel float. Down side to this fuel management solution is mostly the accuracy. The fuel float sensor is constantly moving up and down and reads different level all the time. For this solution to be accurate, the GPS tracking device must have a kind of mechanism to flatten the level gaps and show a real level or at least close to real level reading. Fuel management using fuel adaptor that connects to the fuel float and reads the data from it and can level the fuel waves into stable reading. This is the most logical solution today on the market. As per quality of the device it can show a kind of stable reading as long as there is reading from the fuel float. The device itself is relatively cheap – 80-150USD but there are couple of problems with the current offering: The reading is not accurate, most of the devices show deviation or 10-30% (!) from the actual amount of fuel in the tank. This way, installations on a 150liter or 600 liter trailer or truck fuel tanks will usually not show any fuel theft if thieves takes usually 3-5 liters at a time. Calibration takes a lot of time and is very clumsy process. All these fuel management devices needs to empty the fuel tank for the initiation calibration process. Then some devices needs refueling to be made very slow, stop every 10-15% from refilling then go on, or refill and empty the tank several times etc.. Most of the current solution on the market, shows real-time fuel level and alerts when fuel level goes down dramatically or being refilled when the vehicle ignition is turned on. But, none of them offers real-time alerting when the vehicle is turned off! This is crucial for situations when the vehicle is parking and somebody comes, punches a hole in the tank and starts pumping fuel out, usually at night. The majority of the devices on the market today will alert this fuel theft event in the morning once the vehicle is turned on – but it will be too late. Israel based ERM Advanced Telematics, one of the top 5 GPS/GSM tracking devices and solutions manufacturers in the world today, with more than a million tracking devices sold to date is offering a complete solution to this situation. The eFuel is a simple accurate fuel level adaptor especially designed for quick installation and calibration process (15-30 minutes) to allow better fuel management offerings. The eFuel is intended to report vehicle fuel levels, fuel consumption, fuel theft and refueling events using a unique floating fuel level sensor system. The eFuel is connected between the fuel float and the fuel gage. It converts the analog outputs or electrical pulses (depending on the fuel float sensor system) from the standard fuel sensor using its unique firmware, and applies sophisticated algorithms to the real time date, converting it into stable output (in liters or gallons) and reporting fuel events simply and clearly. In terms of accuracy – using the eFuel for fuel management, the fleet management system will preview the same fuel level as the vehicle’s original fuel gage display. One of its unique features is the eFuel pull-up mechanism, designed to monitor fuel level changes also when the ignition is off (!). Using ERM StarLink family of telematics devices like the StarLink Tracker or StarLink SVR, and the ability to monitor the fuel level even when ignition is off, enables eFuel to transmit Fuel Theft Alert and Fuel Fill indications including time and position of the vehicle and makes it a real full time fuel management solution. ERM’s fuel solution offers also over-the-air configuration and parameter changes to the device. With absolute real-time, even during ignition off, and with accuracy of less than 1 liter deviation in fuel level reading at all times and a very aggressive pricing model, ERM’s fuel management solution today is the most cost effective and upmost solution for fuel monitoring and theft alerting solution in the world today.

Fleet owners now have to cover the extra mile to make their businesses profitable. In the recent times, an effective remedy to reduce operational costs is to make use of fuel monitoring systems and keep tabs upon how vehicles and their drivers are performing. Here’s how it’s done. Fuel Monitoring System As fuel prices keep on sky rocketing globally, it has become increasingly important to put tabs on fuel consumption and make effective usage of fossil fuels. Car manufacturers are experimenting with hybrid fuel cars to meet the global oil consumption challenges, but as the technology is still in its infancy stage, the cost of such fuel efficient cars is still very high. In such cases, the only option fleet owners have is to use GPS technology and monitor fuel consumption. Typically, a fuel monitoring system is linked up with an internet enabled computer system or an advanced smartphone capable of displaying maps and coordinates. Using GPS technology, fleet owners come to know exactly how much their vehicles have traveled besides knowing about the speeds at which they have traveled and where they’re currently located. Fuel Management Fuel management systems making use of GPS technology automatically generate various types of useful graphs based upon the distance traveled by the vehicle from point A to point B. Such graphs are a boon to business owners as they help to identify various technical and usage related pitfalls such as increased fuel consumption owing to incorrect tire pressure, incorrect functioning of the heat burners, etc. Fuel management systems provide precise information pertaining to fuel consumption and also indicate activities involving fuel draining, fuel fraud and fuel over-consumption. Fuel Monitoring Long distance driving, typically the case with transport companies, and sometimes even fleet owners, requires frequent filling of fuel from gas stations. Drivers employed by the companies often try to take advantage by manipulating the bill amount and pocket a small sum of money. To counter this GPS fuel monitoring trackers provide an opportunity to monitor where, when, and how much quantity of fuel was filled into the gas tank. It makes manipulation difficult for the drivers and dramatically reduces the operation costs.

To buy a car is the second biggest investment after a house. Thus, it is the car owner’s prime responsibility to offer their asset with the best protection. A new car is less likely in breaking down, is safe to drive and cheaper to tax should one meets with an accident. But unfortunately a new vehicle is highly desirable to thieves and burglars, so to keep away from this loss it is best to invest a GPS tracker. This way they can dramatically increase their chances to retrieve their stolen vehicle. No matter, be it a company vehicle or a private car that gets stolen, this tracking device will offer the owner with mapping data and alerts. They can submit this information to the concerned authorities and recover the car that has been stolen. These systems utilize the most recent GSM technology and GPS technology to offer unparalleled service levels and pinpoint accuracy. Get familiar with its amazing features The GPS tracker is equipped with the following set of features namely, Motion sensing alert- When a car is moved devoid of the ignition on it will alert the owner right away Battery backup- when the battery of the car is disconnected this device will function for at least a month GSM blocker and GPS- it will help in detecting any GPS or GSM jamming system Round the clock monitoring- this software will alert the owner whenever there occurs a problem Remote engine immobilization- this tracking device can switch off the vehicle remotely during unauthorized usage or should it get stolen A vehicle GPS tracker is an invaluable tool to recover a car that is stolen and thereby provide the car owner with an absolute peace of mind. So do not delay but make the most of it.

Gps tracker for car will help you to get the exact on road position of your car. It is a fact that due to burglary or running out of oil your vehicle can get in an unwanted situation. To avoid these types of hazards you can easily install the tracking device for cars. A virtual surveillance of your sharp eye will be always there within the business range destination of the car, through the help of this device. Mechanism of Gps tracker for car: With the advanced telematics facility of the tracking device you can keep the eye on your vehicle. Gps tracker will send telematcis information to the attached device with it. It can be a Smartphone or any PC. Through the help of it the exact position of your car will be developed in the screen of it. The GPRS system fits into it sends the exact mapping of the particular place of your vehicle’s location. Benefits of car tracking device: There is a huge beneficial aspect which you can get through the help of it. If your car might get lost, you can easily track the stolen car’s position with the help of it. The GPRS tracker will continuously send the location information of the car. Remote sensing facility of the device will also avert the theft issues of your car. If anyone tries to open the door lock of your vehicle, within a sudden you will get an alarm on your mobile phone. So if you park your car in a distance destination you don’t feel to worry more. With the help of the tracking devices for cars it will remain in safeguard situation. Stolen trailer tracking facility will come with the help of it. The compact shape of the device will be fitted in any part of the car. The waterproofing advantage of it protects the device well.

Whether the fleet is small or large, choosing the right tools to manage it, is a considerable decision. Incorporating a fleet management solution has an immediate impact on the firm productivity, efficiency and profitability. ERM introduces a turn-key solution to monitor, control and manage fleets. ERM offers a revolutionary, easy-to-use fleet management technology, with real-time reporting and alerting to maintain the safety of the drivers, the vehicles, and the cargo. ERM's offer ERM offers a set of modular solutions and tools to assist fleet managers and fleet owners to manage their day to day fleet operations with actionable information: Tracking solutions, that can be modified for the needs of the fleet management operation High quality and long life lasting hardware products, both tracking devices, and accessories. Tools to improve the driving behavior and the safety of the fleet Tools to manage the fleet and improve the driver’s productivity Driver assistance solutions, including alerts and notifications Monitoring and prevention of fuel theft Security measures to prevent theft and increase vehicle security An open protocol with highly customization capabilities, to accommodate partner software special requirements (for integration with a service provider’s software) Using ERM’s offering for Fleet Management, our partners and customers will achieve quick Return On Investment due to better fleet performance, better product quality, and better service while reducing operational cost.

The success of any fleet-oriented business is usually dependent upon two main factors – the vehicles and the drivers. ERM’s Driver Monitoring technology provides accurate information on the driver’s behavior, enabling the fleet manager to closely monitor any dangerous or wasteful driving behavior and respond quickly. At the same time, ERM’s solutions for Driver Behavior Monitoring alerts the driver whenever he performs dangerous maneuvers, helping him to be more aware of any dangerous behavior in real-time, thus providing an educating tool for adopting safe driving habits. Market research shows that in the long run monitoring and preventing unsafe driving behavior will lead to a substantial reduction in fuel expenses and vehicle wear and tear. With ERM’s Driver Behavior Monitoring solution, the fleet manager can monitor the drivers’ conduct and habits when they are out on delivery routes. While in the past it was impossible for managers to oversee driving habits such as high-speed driving in turns or roundabouts, dangerous deviations, or even off road driving along the way, now with ERM’s driver monitoring solution it is very simple to get real-time information and make the needed adjustments in order to ensure safe and eco driving behavior. By monitoring the driver’s behavior, the fleet manager can reduce fuel consumption expenses, which is usually a very significant factor that affects the overall revenues. Monitor driver behavior and increase fuel efficiency Use driver monitoring (speeding, acceleration, harsh braking) and on-board diagnostics to reduce vehicle wear and tear, operating and fuel costs. Reduce maintenance costs, equipment failures and help prevent theft by monitoring a variety of sensors. Streamline logistics and improve customer service Provide accurate Estimated Time of Arrival of any shipment to customers to ensure on-time operations. Ensure regulatory compliance with accurate Hours Of Service and vehicle maintenance data Be aware of road accidents Black box records 75 seconds before, during and after the accident. Ability to reconstruct the maneuvers that led to the accident and what exactly happened to the vehicle during the accident Understand who among the participants in the accident is responsible Highest standards of driver safety tracking Driver, vehicle and cargo safety is the most important aspect and concern of the fleet owner/manager. The right driver behavior technology can keep the driver safe and prevent unexpected expenses. ERM Telematics solution - The eSafe, offers a sophisticated solution. It can be adjusted to the type of vehicle on which it is installed, for best accuracy in monitoring the driver’s driving quality. ERM’s monitoring solutions are easy to install and simple to use. They offer great value for the service provider’s ease in conducting the service, the operation of the customer’s business, and for productivity. How can you monitor expenses more effectively? The driver monitoring systems can easily track the behaviors of the driver, educate him to improve his driving habits and maximize his efficiency and work capacity. No matter what your business is, if you want to increase profit margins and reduce unnecessary expenses, while ensuring the safety of your drivers, cargo and vehicles, ERM’s eSafe driver behavior monitor and blackbox is the answer for you!

ERM Advanced Telematics is expanding its efforts to penetrate the global car-sharing market. The company’s devices are already installed in thousands of shared cars in India and Israel. ERM is supplying car-sharing companies with telematics products from its StarLink products line, with optional add-on features and required adjustments such as wireless communications technologies like Short-Range wireless communication, WiFi, and RF. Other complementary add-on products from ERM's rich production lines can be tailored to meet a whole range of needs of this fast-growing automotive sector. As part of the solution, ERM allows car-sharing companies to identify subscribers and permit them to drive a car at a given time. Moreover, the company’s solutions that are used in car-sharing vehicles give the companies the ability to control and immobilize a vehicle to prevent any unauthorized driver from using it. Another requirement of car-sharing companies is to monitor how drivers actually use the vehicles. In this regard, ERM developed advanced driver behavior monitoring solutions on the basis of sensors and CANBUS integration. This allows highly accurate monitoring at all times of both the vehicle from technical aspects and the driver’s activity during his or her use of the car. In order to add value to the solution, ERM supplies various additional driver alerting solutions based on audio and visual alerts, to educate the driver during the trip. By using these systems ERM provides car-sharing companies with real-time information on the condition of the vehicle, as well as of the driver while he or she is actually at the wheel. This allows the headquarters of the car-sharing companies a means of dealing in a suitable way with unsafe drivers. Additional values that ERM offers fleet management customers such as car-sharing fleets include enabling the customers to identify accidents when they happen and lend emergency assistance to the driver in extreme scenarios. The solutions include various emergency button options that can be integrated into the car's original dashboard or as a separate button. On top of this, post-accident analysis is possible using a special black box technology that keeps the data prior to and after the accident and can be uploaded to the servers. The need to manage fuel is vital for car fleets in general and for car-sharing companies in particular. ERM's technologies enable reading the status of the fuel in each given moment, help remind the driver to fill the tank when necessary and give him or her recommendations on petrol stations in his or her route. The technology can also detect pilferage and refueling events and can alert based on them. According to new research by Global Market Insights, the global car-sharing market is expected to reach the $11 billion mark in revenues by 2024. The size of car-sharing fleets and the number of subscribers worldwide is expected to increase on average at a 20% annual rate (CAGR) by 2024. American Automobile Association (AAA) figures estimate the average annual maintenance cost of a car-sharing vehicle at $8,700. “Car-sharing companies operate in a high-risk environment," says Eitan Kirshenboim, CMO at ERM Advanced Telematics. "Minimizing these risks while creating a comfortable experience for the subscribers is vital for these companies, and this is exactly what ERM offers”. He adds that “the kind of solutions ERM is offering give car-sharing companies a wide spectrum of key functions, all in real-time – from identifying the subscriber, through driving behavior analysis and vehicle diagnostics, up to personal feedback to each driver and grading each driver for future risk management."