Vehicle tracking – moving forward with Smartphone technology

The take up of vehicle tracking amongst very small businesses has always been plagued by one particular customer objection, "I don't have time to spend looking at the tracking software". There are plenty of answers to this, alerts can be generated for a variety of events and the user then prompted to look at the system – removing the need to sit looking at a PC all day. That's fine, but what if you are on the road? Many owner/directors spend a considerable amount of time in the field, driving or carrying out customer visits. Great to receive an alert if you can then go and check the activity of a driver and view mapping or a report.


Smartphone technology offers the solution to this problem. Over the next few years, Smartphones and networks will become more sophisticated and the mobile internet connections faster. Whether its an iPhone app, Blackberry or Windows Mobile device that instant tracking information can be available in the palm of your hand. This is not a technology pipe dream but a reality now. Early versions of these applications are appearing on the vehicle tracking market and it is only investment into research and development that can slow it down.