Vehicle Tracking Unit as an instrument to improve efficiency and safety

1. A product of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
DHAWAL ASHAR
Vehicle Tracking Unit as an instrument to improve
efficiency and safety.
IN VEHICLE
MONITORING
SYSTEM

2. TYPICAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE VTU
DRAFT – not for circulation
• GPS tracking device
• GPS tracking server
• User interface

3. USE OF THE VTU
DRAFT – not for circulation
• Driver Management
– Rash driving ( harsh braking, harsh acceleration)
– Over speeding
– Skipping of bus stops
– SOS in case of emergency

4. USE OF THE VTU
DRAFT – not for circulation
• Vehicle management
– Bus bunching
– Accidents
– Breakdowns
– Buses that are plying in real time
– Engine temperature
– Fuel amount
– Tire pressure
– Closing/ opening of door

5. USE OF THE VTU
DRAFT – not for circulation
• Journey management
– Route deviation
– Early arrival/ late departure
– Schedule trip status
– Excessively long stoppages

6. USE OF THE VTU
DRAFT – not for circulation
• HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environment)
– It can be used to check the health of the vehicle as
the system can intimate required servicing after it
reaches a benchmark
– Safety & security is ensured as the vehicle can be
tracked all the time
– It also helps reduce wastage of fuel as the trips could
be planned more optimally.
– The locational information could feed the Passengers
through the Passenger Information System (PIS) and
help increase ridership. In turn it could result in
people shifting from private vehicles to public
transportation.

7. THANK YOU!
Dhawal Ashar
dhawal.ashar@wri.org