ITWeb TV: Altron’s AI Factory fuels Netstar’s next-gen vehicle recovery | Ep #146
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Warren Mande, MD of Netstar, talks about how the company is using artificial intelligence to recover stolen vehicles as well as how the Altron subsidiary is making use of the vast amounts of data it collects. #Netstar #FleetTelematics #AI
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