Touring and Proximus launch open platform ConnectMy.car
Partners offer customers an application for better mobility
Modern and improved mobility thanks to ConnectMy.car
With their many years of expertise in mobility, innovation and connectivity, Proximus and Touring have jointly developed a completely new product which they are launching today, namely the "ConnectMy.car" solution. This helps both car drivers and fleet managers to gather and exchange information. Indeed, flexibility and communication are essential for modern and efficient mobility.
How does it work?
ConnectMy.car, an integrated solution, connects the car with the Internet and offers the flexibility of an open platform and the comfort of valued roadside assistance.
ConnectMy.car is an integrated system based on a device that is simple to plug in and which collects useful data in real time, such as location data, technical and other information about the vehicle and about driving behavior. Depending on what is needed to deliver the service and according to the consent of the driver, that data is shared via an open yet secure platform with application service providers, proposed by Proximus and Touring to the driver. The solution is a new telematics approach which offers maximum transparency while respecting privacy of the driver.
Advantages
The collected data is very useful to companies for fleet management purposes and for technical interventions in connection with roadside assistance.
The data that the plug-in device collects can also be used to improve driving behavior, stimulate ecological driving, map out car use and routes, detect technical problems on time and preventively, automatically settle charges for pay-for parking spaces and much more.
In addition, on the basis of a 4G connection, the device generates a Wi-Fi hotspot in the vehicle, thus enabling a fast connection, not just for the driver's own smartphone but also for several laptops and tablets. In this way the car becomes an office on wheels (if parked) and unnecessary travel can be avoided.
Thanks to the open platform, providers can develop and add applications. The application is not a fixed product: it can be constantly updated and changed, but the driver can always choose whether or not to share his information.
