One million vehicles for connected mobility

More and more vehicles in company fleets are equipped with telematics devices, so-called connected vehicles. In 2024, according to estimates released by Aniasa, they will exceed one million, including both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in this calculation. The boom in digital mobility is also testified by other numbers: the volume of data developed by connected vehicles, for example, is estimated at around 175 zettabytes (i.e. trillion giga) in 2025, compared to 33 in 2018; the GDP growth enabled by the new data regulations will amount to 270 billion euros by 2028; between 10 and 15% of companies are already investing in the potential of data with innovation projects based precisely on the flow of information guaranteed by connection technologies.

According to the Corporate Fleet and Mobility Barometer 2024, the annual survey conducted by Arval Mobility Observatory, almost 6 out of 10 companies are already using, or plan to use, vehicle data from a telematics platform within the next three years, while 43% already have connected vehicles in their fleet. The use of data is proving to be effective today especially for better resource allocation, reduced operating costs and greater agility in responding to changes and regulatory commitments.

In such a dynamic landscape, telematics companies are developing ad-hoc strategies and partnerships with car manufacturers aimed at being more and more protagonists in the mobility sector of the future. Geotab, for example, recently announced an expansion of its partnership with Mobilisights, a business unit of Stellantis, dedicated to the growth of the company's data service business. Thanks to this partnership, data from the telematics device embedded directly in Stellantis vehicles can be easily integrated into the MyGeotab platform, Geotab's corporate fleet software, with the ability to provide analytical insights into fleet performance across all vehicle types.

Hyundai is also very active in this field and in fact recently announced the birth of Hyundai Connected Mobility, a new entity set up to support the company in its transition to software-defined vehicles and as a provider of intelligent mobility solutions, with the aim of offering a range of in-car and in-app digital services, as well as new mobility services, throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle.

Also recent is the announcement of the landing in Italy of Michelin Connected Fleet, which, according to Country Manager Enrico della Torre, 'aims to help fleet managers accelerate their business with advisory services based on data and intelligent tools that expand the information available, thanks to personalised advice from experts combined with a careful analysis of performance that turns into real action plans aimed at improving the operational efficiency of the fleet'.