Practical guides, engineering deep-dives, and customer stories from the team behind ViaLoop and ViaLoop Fleet — written by people who've spent 15 years deploying telematics in 30+ countries.
A well-built OBD device is safe for most cars. The real risks are battery drain on cars parked for weeks, warranty terms that vary by carmaker, and ve…
An OBD device reads fault codes and live engine data like RPM, coolant temperature and battery voltage. It cannot see your tyres, your brake pads or w…
OBD2 means a standard 16-pin port and standard fault codes. In India it arrived with BS-IV in 2013, but BS-IV only went nationwide in 2017. How to tel…
Your car's OBD port is a 16-pin socket under the dashboard, usually near the steering column and sometimes behind the fuse box cover. Where to look in…
Every fleet software comparison ranks the same five platforms by feature checkboxes. Here's what actually separates Samsara, Motive, Geotab, Fleetio,…
India's fleet management market has five or six serious indigenous players, and most comparison articles just list feature checkboxes. Here's what act…
ViaLoop reads acceleration, braking, cornering, speed, and trip patterns off the device and turns them into a driver score and specific recommendation…
AIS-140 mandates panic buttons, real-time tracking, and VAHAN-integrated reporting for commercial vehicles across India. Here's what the standard actu…
Most fleet vendors treat uptime as a footnote. Fleet managers who've lost tracking during a theft, a crash, or a compliance audit know it's not. A loo…
A Dubai parent, a new driver, and a daughter's daily school commute. What started as a way to monitor an unfamiliar driver became a lasting habit — fo…
Heavy vehicles, per-trip incentives, and long haul routes are a recipe for dangerous driving. Here's how one cement fleet used ViaLoop's driver scorin…
Harsh braking wastes kinetic energy, accelerates tyre and brake wear, and increases fuel consumption. Here's what it actually costs per vehicle per ye…
Speeding is the leading cause of fatal accidents in the UAE. The RTA mandates GPS on commercial vehicles and enforces strict driver standards. Here's…
Safe US fleets have always subsidised dangerous ones in the pooled premium model. Telematics-based insurers like Nirvana are fixing that — offering up…
Most fleet platforms give you dashboards. ViaLoop's AI assistant gives you answers — in plain language, in seconds. Here's what it can do: find vehicl…
Almost every petrol and diesel car sold new in India since 2017 has an OBD2 port. Most owners have never heard of it. Here's what it is, what comes ou…
Over 50,000 cars are stolen in India every year. Without a tracker, fewer than one in three is ever recovered. Here's the timeline of what happens aft…
what3words divides the world into 3×3m squares, each with a three-word address. It's how Australia's emergency services find you. Here's why we just i…
Smoother feet save real fuel. Geofence alerts mostly fire on weekends. Driver scores improve quickly then plateau. A look inside the aggregate data be…
4G-only devices fail in markets with 2G fallback patterns. Server geography matters more than spec sheets. Hardware-agnostic isn't marketing copy — it…
Geofencing isn't just a digital fence around a yard. Done well, it cuts detention charges, surfaces real-time exceptions, and replaces a thousand stat…
Refrigerated logistics across the GCC means high stakes: spoilage clocks tick the moment a compressor stalls. We helped one operator instrument their…
AirTags don't work for cars. 2G fallback matters more than spec sheets let on. Below ₹100/month, you're paying with your data. A no-bullshit checklist…