Friday, October 12, 2018

Product Summary and Evaluation (Final Draft)

According to "https://telematics.tomtom.com", the TomTom PRO 7350 is an all-in-one device designed to help drivers work smarter and for companies that look to improve on their fleet management. It can be installed in both cars and trucks. When connected to its WEBFLEET, TomTom PRO 7350 "Best-in-class navigation and traffic" provide drivers with accurate traffic information. This traffic information includes traffic jams, closed roads, the fastest road to the destination, locate speed cameras and a personalised large vehicle navigation. The large vehicle navigation system takes into consideration the size of the truck, weight, cargo, and speed. 

TomTom PRO 7350 also helps to improve fleet management by connecting the drivers together with the office. This device helps to keep accurate and reliable mileage records. In addition, clocking in for work is easy with just a tap on the screen. The team is able to communicate with its drivers via TomTom PRO 7350, which can be used to manage orders on the go. By collecting the data from the TomTom PRO 7350 driver terminals, companies can get ready-made reports that give detailed insights on individual drivers and the fleet. 
This insight enables the companies to spot trends, benchmark performance and identify areas for improvement. While other products such as TomTom PRO 5350 and TomTom PRO 8275 also provide the same function, TomTom PRO 7350 stands out from them with the addition of OptiDrive 360.

According to Abdel-Aty (2015), the behavior of drivers contributes to "90 percent of road crashes".This unique feature of OptiDrive 360 helps drivers to adopt "a responsible driving style". It gives insights to both drivers and to the company. Drivers can choose up to eight driving performance insight to get active feedbacks and advice from. These eight insights include speeding, driving events, idling, fuel, coasting, green speed, constant speed, and gear shifting. Improving the behavior of drivers helps to lower fuel consumption, maintenance and also insurance premiums.

In conclusion, the features that TomTom PRO 7350 provides benefits the drivers and companies. It takes care of the drivers' point of view and from the company's point of view. 

References

TomTom Telematics. (2018). Retrieved from https://telematics.tomtom.com/en_gb/webfleet/

Abdel-Aty, Mohd. (2015). Accident Analysis & Prevention. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457515000202#!

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Product Summary and Evaluation (Draft 3)

According to "https://telematics.tomtom.com", TomTom PRO 7350 is an all-in-one device designed to help drivers work smarter. It connects users together to give extremely accurate traffic info that can be used to help drivers to avoid traffic jam and also find the fastest route to your destination. With its "Advanced Lane Guidance", drivers can use it to navigate through difficult junctions. Additionally, PRO 7360 is able to locate speed cameras and alert drivers to stay within the speed limit. Furthermore, it also has a personalized large vehicle navigation system where it takes into consideration the vehicle type, size, weight, cargo, and speed so drivers will never have to worry when going under a bridge. While other products such as TomTom PRO 5350 and TomTom PRO 8275 also provides the same functions, TomTom PRO 7350 has a unique feature that stands out from its competitors.

According to Abdel-Aty (2015), the behavior of drivers contributes to "90 percent of road crashes". This unique feature of OptiDrive 360 in TomTom PRO 7350, helps drivers to adopt "a responsible driving style". It can help drivers to reduce the total costs of vehicle ownership through lower fuel consumption, maintenance, and insurance premiums. Drivers can also choose up to 8 driving performance indicators to get detailed active feedback from. This includes speeding, driving events, idling, fuel, coasting, green speed, constant speed, and gear shifting. Drivers also can analyze and compare their performance by week or month.

All in all, the features TomTom PRO 7350 provides will be beneficial for companies that look to improve the efficiency of their fleet management and drivers who want to improve on their driving behavior.

References

TomTom Telematics. (2018). Retrieved from https://telematics.tomtom.com/en_gb/webfleet/

Abdel-Aty, Mohd. (2015). Accident Analysis & Prevention. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457515000202#!

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Product Summary and Evaluation (Draft 2)

Based on TomTom Telematics website, a company commited to fleet management,vehicle telematics and connected car services, introduces to us with its latest product TomTom PRO 7350. With its ability to connect users with your team through the "WEBFLEET subscription", you can access the necessary tools you need to get to your destination using the fastest, safest and the most efficient way.

One of its tools is the "award winning navigation and traffic" system which users can rely on for accurate information on the traffic to avoid them completely. The information it provides include congestions, closed roads, traffic lights, roundabouts and other road obstacles. The website mentions that with the availability of traffic conditions within reach, users can increase their productivity by pre-planning your route ahead and giving realistic estimated time of arrival to customers to keep them notified. Users do not have to worry about using an older version of the software as it is updating is simple through Wi-Fi. Clocking in for work and mileage can be easily done with just a simple tap.

Another aspect of the product is the capability of the "Advanced Lane Guidance" system that help users navigate through tricky junctions. With this, drivers can be alot more safer while travelling on the road. TomTom PRO 7350 outshines its previous product TomTom PRO 5350 with the addition of OptiDrive 360.

According to an abstract of "Accident Analysis & Prevention" by Mohamed Abdel-Aty, states that the behaviour of drivers is a "contributing factor to 90 percent of road crashes". As a result, it is crucial to identify drivers who engages in dangerous driving practices. OptiDrive 360 which is only compatible with TomTom Pro 7350, helps to improve driving behavior in real time by providing them with active driver feedbacks.

References
TomTom Telematics. (2006). In TomTom PRO. Retrieved from https://telematics.tomtom.com/en_gb/webfleet/

Mohamed Abdel-Aty, March 2015. Accident Analysis & Prevention. Retreived from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457515000202#!