All-in-one vehicle telematics

Masternaut has launched what it claims is the world's first vehicle tracking system based around a single intelligent mobile communication unit. The system comprises a Mobile Communication Centre (MCC) combining vehicle tracking, GPS satellite navigation, hands-free mobile communications and real-time job scheduling and messaging in a single unit. According to Masternaut, which already has 150,000 telematics units installed across Europe, the new all-in-one unit eliminates the need for separate sat-nav
February 3, 2012 Read time: 1 min
748 Masternaut has launched what it claims is the world's first vehicle tracking system based around a single intelligent mobile communication unit. The system comprises a Mobile Communication Centre (MCC) combining vehicle tracking, GPS satellite navigation, hands-free mobile communications and real-time job scheduling and messaging in a single unit.

According to Masternaut, which already has 150,000 telematics units installed across Europe, the new all-in-one unit eliminates the need for separate sat-nav, mobile phone and hands-free equipment.
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