Michelin acquires telematics provider Masternaut

Michelin has bought French telematics provider Masternaut in a bid to speed up the development of its services and solutions business for light vehicles and fleets. Michelin says the acquisition will enable Masternaut to roll out its offering across Europe by taking advantage of Michelin’s geographical coverage. It is also expected to improve product performance and develop data science deployments such as predictive maintenance. Florent Menegaux, managing general partner at Michelin, says: “Mastern
May 23, 2019 Read time: 1 min
7794 Michelin has bought French telematics provider 748 Masternaut in a bid to speed up the development of its services and solutions business for light vehicles and fleets.


Michelin says the acquisition will enable Masternaut to roll out its offering across Europe by taking advantage of Michelin’s geographical coverage. It is also expected to improve product performance and develop data science deployments such as predictive maintenance.

Florent Menegaux, managing general partner at Michelin, says: “Masternaut represents a further step in the expansion of our services and solutions business, especially in Europe and for light vehicle fleets.”

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