Verizon launches telematics company

Verizon, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has announced the launch of Verizon Connect, an Atlanta-based telematics company that offers customers a one-stop approach to connected vehicle software and services designed to help drive safety, productivity and efficiency.

Verizon Connect is the culmination of more than $5 billion in investments and includes former brands Verizon Telematics, Fleetmatics and Telogis.

The Verizon Connect portfolio includes fleet and mobile workforce management software, embedded original equipment manufacturers (OEM) hardware and Hum by Verizon, a connected vehicle device designed to create a safer driving experience for consumers.

“One of the things we’re most proud of at Verizon Connect is the potential our current and future technologies have for massive societal impact,” Andrés Irlando, CEO of Verizon Connect, says. “We’re working with customers to maintain cold chain integrity and keep perishable items safe during transport, routing customers’ vehicles more efficiently to reduce emissions, monitoring vehicle diagnostics to improve fuel efficiency and providing a gamification app that helps customers recognize and reward their safest drivers, just to name a few.”

For more information about how Verizon Connect, visit verizonconnect.com.