New Delhi, July 27, 2015: MapmyIndia has partnered with VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (A JV between Eicher Motors Ltd. and Volvo Group). Eicher is accredited for manufacturing the first safe school bus in India in 1996 in collaboration with IIT Delhi & Institute of Road Safety. The features introduced by Eicher in school buses have become a standard for all school buses across the country. Eicher buses offer a unique 37 safety features across the fully built up buses - Skyline Pro, Skyline and Starline. Being a pioneer in the safety Eicher has yet come up again with this initiative with Mapmyindia to provide a safe and secure transportation to school-going children by providing telematics solution. The customers have the option to purchase the Eicher range of school buses equipped with an integrated safety solution developed by MapmyIndia. The solution provides a comprehensive safety veil for children right from the point they board the school bus till the time they come back home safe & sound, and everything in-between.

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PRESS
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MapmyIndia partners with VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (VECV) to secure
School Children with Integrated Safety Solution
• Ensures
the
safety
of
children
from
point
of
boarding
till
drop-­‐off
New
Delhi,
July
27,
2015:
MapmyIndia
has
partnered
with
VE
Commercial
Vehicles
Limited
(A
JV
between
Eicher
Mo-­‐
tors
Ltd.
and
Volvo
Group).
Eicher
is
accredited
for
manufac-­‐
turing
the
first
safe
school
bus
in
India
in
1996
in
collabora-­‐
tion
with
IIT
Delhi
&
Institute
of
Road
Safety.
The
features
introduced
by
Eicher
in
school
buses
have
become
a
stand-­‐
ard
for
all
school
buses
across
the
country.
Eicher
buses
of-­‐
fer
a
unique
37
safety
features
across
the
fully
built
up
buses
-­‐
Skyline
Pro,
Skyline
and
Starline.
Being
a
pioneer
in
the
safety
Eicher
has
yet
come
up
again
with
this
initiative
with
Mapmyindia
to
provide
a
safe
and
secure
transportation
to
school-­‐going
children
by
providing
telematics
solution.
The
customers
have
the
option
to
purchase
the
Eicher
range
of
school
buses
equipped
with
an
integrated
safety
solution
developed
by
MapmyIndia.
The
solution
provides
a
compre-­‐
hensive
safety
veil
for
children
right
from
the
point
they
board
the
school
bus
till
the
time
they
come
back
home
safe
&
sound,
and
everything
in-­‐between.
“Child
safety
is
a
primary
concern
for
parents
as
well
as
school
authorities.
With
both
parents
working
there
is
al-­‐
ways
an
anxiety
and
concern
about
the
little
ones
going
to
school.
MapmyIndia’s
child
safety
solution
has
been
especially
developed
to
address
their
concerns.
I
am
happy
that
a
leading
automotive
company
like
VECV
has
joined
us
in
our
mission
to
secure
school
going
children.
A
new
breed
of
highly
secure
and
connected
school
buses
have
been
developed,
synergizing
VECV’s
expertise
in
manufacturing
high
quality
school
transport
vehicles
and
MapmyIndia’s
experience
in
developing,
integrating
and
implementing
state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art
safety
solutions.
This,
I
am
confident,
will
prove
to
be
a
big
boon
for
the
schools
and
a
matter
of
satisfaction
for
parents,” says
Rakesh
Verma,
Managing
Director,
MapmyIndia
Mr.
P
Ravi
Shankar,
Executive
Vice
President,
Sales,
Marketing
&
After-­‐market
VECV
says,
“The
safety
aspect
in
school
buses
is
of
paramount
im-­‐
portance.
As
a
manufacturer,
it
is
our
moral
re-­‐
sponsibility
to
ensure
maximum
security
in
trans-­‐
portation
through
our
buses.
The
integrated
safety
solutions
in
our
buses
are
a
step
forward
in
terms
of
making
our
products
state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art
and
lead-­‐
ing
to
direct
benefits
for
passengers.”
The
integrated
safety
solution
deploys
state-­‐of-­‐
the-­‐art
GPS
tracking,
AV
and
Internet
technologies
to
build
a
foolproof
child-­‐safety
system.
It
addresses
most
safe-­‐
ty
and
compliance
concerns
of
parents
as
well
as
the
school.
The
solution
incorporates
Vehicle
tracker,
RFID
tags
for
children,
on-­‐board
cameras
(in
front
and
the
back
of
the
bus)
and
DVR
along
with
GPRS
connectivity
for
live
two-­‐way
communications.
These
will
track
and
report
child’s
movements
during
school
hours.
Parents
will
be
sent
Enabling a Connected School Bus
• Location
Entry,
Exit
Alerts
(via
SMS
&
Email)
• Boarding/Deboarding
SMS
• On-­‐board
cameras
and
DVR
with
live
stream-­‐
ing
to
monitor
children
and
driver
• Driver
authorization
• Emergency
button
• Remote
vehicle
disabler
• Speeding
Alerts
• Activity
alert
• Live
Tracking
-­‐
On-­‐board
school
bus/In
the
school
premises
• Reports
Scheduling
on
Email
• Historical
Route
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important
alerts
of
various
activities
of
the
child
during
the
day
as
they
happen.
In
case
of
emergencies
immediate
alerts
will
be
sounded
for
swift
response.
How
it
works
The
system
combines
smart
technologies
to
offer
best-­‐in-­‐class
features
like
Driver
Authorization,
Location
En-­‐
try/Exit
alerts,
Boarding
and
Deboarding
SMS/Email
alerts,
Live
tracking,
MapmyIndia
fleet
management
etc.
that
help
schools
ensure
that
children
are
safe
and
sound
while
they
are
on
the
school
buses.
With
the
aid
of
on-­‐board
AV
systems
that
facilitate
live
feed,
the
behavior
of
adults
like
driver,
helper
and
even
the
teacher
on
the
bus
can
be
constantly
monitored
in
real-­‐time.
This
will
help
take
preventive
measures
much
before
misnomers
snowball
into
full-­‐blown
crisis.
The
driver
authorization
feature
ensures
that
only
the
designated
driver
can
start
the
bus.
To
address
unforeseen
emergencies
in
transit,
the
buses
have
an
emergency
button,
which
when
pressed,
will
set
off
alerts
for
immediate
action.
Further
adding
to
the
safety
cover,
the
system
also
provides
for
remote
disabling
of
the
bus,
speeding
alerts
prevent
rash
and
negligent
driving.
The
‘Reports
scheduling
on
email’ feature
helps
ensure
that
parents
are
kept
informed
about
the
pick
up
and
drop
timings
and
the
changes
thereof
to
avoid
any
confusion
and
inconvenience.
For
location
intelligence
and
tracking,
which
are
critical
components,
the
system
uses
MapmyIndia
maps,
India’s
most
localized
maps
with
voice
guidance.
They
offer
India’s
most
comprehensive,
exhaustive,
detailed
and
un-­‐
matched coverage
with
–10.54
million
unique
destinations
(Points
of
Interests),
expanded
coverage
of
over
2
mil-­‐
lion
kilometers
of
road
network,
7068
cities
at
street
level
with
house
address
level
data
for
80
cities,
600000
vil-­‐
lages
and
3D
&
2D
landmarks
in
86
cities.
About
MapmyIndia
MapmyIndia
(CE
Info
Systems
(P)
Ltd.)
is
India's
leader
in
premium
quality
map
data,
Car
GPS
Navigation,
GPS
Vehi-­‐
cle
Tracking,
GIS
Enterprise
Solutions
and
Location
Aware
Web
and
Mobile
Applications.
This
year,
2014,
Map-­‐
myIndia
is
celebrating
10
glorious
years
of
bringing
the
benefits
of
maps
and
location
technology
to
consumers,
businesses
and
governments
in
India.
A
New
Delhi-­‐based
ISO
9001-­‐2012
company
founded
in
1992,
MapmyIndia
pioneered
digital
mapping
in
India,
and
since
1995,
through
continuous
field
surveys
and
state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art
mapping
technology,
has
built
its
proprietary
MapmyIndia
Maps,
the
most
comprehensive,
accurate,
robust,
reliable,
full-­‐
featured
and
continuously
updated
navigable
map
dataset
for
all
India.
MapmyIndia
has
been
at
the
forefront
of
leveraging
the
advent
of
mobile
communications
and
internet
by
introducing
numerous
consumers
focused
mobile
Apps
and
location
based
services
in
the
SNT
(Social,
Navigation,
and
Tracking)
space.
Most
recently,
MapmyIndia

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has
launched
NaviMaps
–
India’s
most
powerful
and
advanced
FREEMIUM,
Offline
3-­‐D
navigation
app
with
house
number
data
and
live
traffic
information.
The
app
is
available
for
download
on
both
iOS
and
Android
platforms.
MapmyIndia
is
also
a
leading
e-­‐retailer,
offering
users
a
range
of
GPS
navigation,
tracking
and
entertainment
sys-­‐
tems
on
www.mapmyindia.com/store
with
Cash
on
Delivery
options.
Continuous
innovation
in
product
develop-­‐
ment
has
led
to
MapmyIndia
receiving
many
awards
and
recognition
from
media
and
industry,
including
a
recent
citation
in
the
Harvard
business
Review
for
its
customer
funded
business
model.
MapmyIndia
Maps
are
approved
and
cleared
by
the
Government
of
India,
and
follow
the
Government
of
India's
norms
and
regulations.
MapmyIndia
is
backed
by
leading
high-­‐tech
and
private
equity
firms,
such
as
Qualcomm
Ventures,
Lightbox
Ventures,
Nexus
Venture
Partners
and
Zenrin
Co.
Ltd.
About
VE
Commercial
Vehicles
Limited
(VECV)
VE
Commercial
Vehicles
Limited
(VECV)
is
a
50-­‐50
joint
venture
between
the
Volvo
Group
and
Eicher
Motors
Limited.
In
operation
since
July
2008,
the
company
includes
the
complete
range
of
Eicher
branded
trucks
and
buses,
VE
Powertrain,
Eicher’s
components
and
engineering
design
services
businesses,
the
sales
and
distribution
business
of
Volvo
Trucks
as
well
as
aftermarket
support
to
Volvo
Buses
in
India.
VECV’s
vision
is
to
be
recognized
as
the
industry
leader
driving
modernization
in
commercial
transportation
in
India
and
the
developing
world.
***
For
more
information,
please
contact:
White
Fish
Communications
-­‐
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Nagwani
-­‐
+91
9811268046;
anil@wfc.in
http://www.mapmyindia.com