Gerotek South Africa has a steadfast reputation as one of the best independent, objective consultation test facilities in the world. This multi-disciplinary organisation, based near Hartbeespoort Dam, set the scene for Ctrack's field test day for its latest telematics product testing, on 25 April 2013.
Under test were three categories of vehicles: small family car, crossover SUV and sports motorcar, and Ctrack's ability to accurately detect and report various driver behaviour patterns. Harsh acceleration, harsh cornering, harsh braking, speeding, as well as harsh bumps were monitored on each of these vehicles. Conditions were rigid and overseen by Gerotek and senior Ctrack engineer Elardus Erasmus, co-ordinated by Ctrack's Insurance Telematics Manager, Hennie Barnard.
Although this type of testing is not new to Ctrack, these tests specifically focused on a set of new algorithms and an intelligent alignment capability added to the Ctrack system. Confirming Ctrack's confidence in its technology, these third-party verification tests were also witnessed by the media, who were invited to join Ctrack at Gerotek for the day.
The success of these new innovations, verified by Gerotek, again confirmed Ctrack's dedication to produce market-leading telematics solutions. Says Deon du Rand, Ctrack's CTO and Strategic Projects director: "By comparing Ctrack's in-house-developed technology against the highly sophisticated and accurate scientific instrumentation available at Gerotek, we ensure that Ctrack continues to deliver accurate and consistent information to its clients."
Ctrack is committed to a never-ending process of innovation to develop sophisticated driver behaviour and risk monitoring solutions, while providing significant value-added features and benefits for the user and owner of the vehicle. "The innovative and unique alignment algorithms tested today enable Ctrack to automatically align its measurements to the vehicle axis, removing the risk of human error during installation, which affects the results of most other systems," remarked Du Rand.
Ctrack's telematics solutions are used with great benefit in various industries, ranging from insurance and risk, logistics and freight, to individual consumers using Ctrack for peace of mind and to provide SARS with business travel logs in support of their tax claims.
Bespoke telematics solutions offered by Ctrack include both driver and fleet profiling to ensure optimal use of today's highly sophisticated and expensive vehicles, not to mention the reduction in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption possible through efficiencies enabled by Ctrack.
"Ctrack's telematics, monitoring and tracking technology have surpassed most, if not all, of our competitors," says Du Rand. "We spend a lot of time and resources on development and testing, and although expensive and time-consuming, it supports our commitment to our customers that our technology is state-of-the-art and uncompromised in quality."
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