German mobility data company Caruso is working with Toyota to optimise connected car data for fleet management applications.

By harnessing the power of telematics data generated by Toyota vehicles, the partnership aims to tackle the complexity of in-vehicle data. With Caruso providing standardisation, specialised consultancy and complementary services, fleet managers can focus on enhancing their business operations by integrating in-vehicle data in their products.

Using connected car data as a fleet ushers in a wave of possibilities such as tracking vehicle mileage and maintaining detailed logbooks. This can reduce costs for fleets and facilitate efficient, data-driven decision-making.

“We are delighted to have Caruso become one of our fleet-management partners and continue providing Toyota customers with high-impact value,” said Marvin Inden-Lohmar, manager of Toyota’s data business in Europe (www.toyota-europe.com). “By utilising connected vehicle data, we are helping their partners gain actionable insights that will enable them to achieve a safer and more efficient fleet.”

Norbert Dohmen, managing director of Caruso, added: “Richer data sets from connected vehicles are essential for digitising commercial fleet operations and reducing total ownership costs for fleet managers. Our collaboration with Toyota will enable us to provide even more multi-brand, standardised data and enable providers to solve fleet-facing challenges, without the need for external hardware. We are happy to be working with Toyota together.”

They believe this partnership is poised to augur a new era in the realm of logistics and fleet management, ushering in efficiency and sophistication.

Caruso (www.caruso-dataplace.com) is a neutral, open and secure marketplace for mobility data. The platform enables third parties to consume data standardised across multiple vehicle manufacturers. Additionally, built-in consent management technology ensures data privacy by giving vehicle end-users full control over data sharing.