IN-CAB NAVIGATION

Recent enhancements to PeopleNet’s In-Cab Navigation function, powered by Maptuit NaviGo, are said to make it easier for both drivers and back-office personnel to use.

Yard Shaper is a new feature that helps the back office make routing decisions for directing drivers to the correct entrance and delivery spot. It outlines the shape of an arrival point within a large area and identifies the position within the location. Drivers know exactly where to enter the delivery area, where to park, and where to exit. Custom notes associated with a yard or customer location may be available to the driver either in the form of a graphical or spoken command.  For example, as the driver approaches a location, NaviGo can verbally direct the driver to the appropriate loading dock.

Also, PeopleNet and Maptuit have built additional back-office integration to allow fleets to identify out-of-route mileage by matching actual driven location data with prescribed routes, thereby flagging cases of non-compliant driving. By providing tools to analyze these situations, fleets can quickly identify route compliance issues by vehicle and driver, and make corrections to reduce costly extra driven miles.

New useability improvements based on driver feedback have also been incorporated into version 3.3: preview improvements that provide drivers a more complete view of their routes, a direction arrow, decision points, stop details, estimated drive time between stops, road names with numbers and more.

The ‘Route Preview’ function enables a route sent through PeopleNet’s integrated Automated Workflow to be displayed on the device along with the route stops and driving directions for each.

The new ‘Recent Searches’ button provides the ability to save time routing to regular stops. Drivers now can make changes to the vehicle type, hazmat class, and route preference (time vs. mileage-sensitive). They also can more easily provide feedback that helps keep the routing software up to date, the company says.

Pressing the new ‘Mark-It’ button marks the time, date, and approximate location where it was pressed. After completing their route, drivers can select the ‘Feedback’ button and one of the marked locations to enter feedback, or they can select ‘General Feedback’ to provide generic product or route feedback.

In-Cab Navigation  is available on the PeopleNet BLU and PeopleNet Tablet on-board computing platforms.


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