Research Article

Design and Development of Weigh-In-Motion Using Vehicular Telematics

Table 1

Some of the telematic devices and their cost [18].

ManufacturerData recordedMethod of transmissionInstallation costMonthly/yearly fee

CarChipFleetProDistance, time, acceleration, speed, GPS location, fuel, engine speedUSB cable/port (customer loaded)$149 (plus a $395 charge for software, one per fleet) can also be used wirelessly with a $200 base unitNone

Sky-meterTime, distance, place, speed, acceleration of all driving, and the location and time of all parkingGPRS/CDMA (other protocols available at extra charge)$50–$250 activation fee$18.95 per month after one year

OnStarDistance, speed, time, (incl. other features)Automatic through GPSFirst year free for new GM cars (only available for GM)$18.95 per month after one year

FreematicsSpeed, distance, time, location, acceleration, engine RPMBuilt-in Bluetooth low energy and SPP module for wireless data communication or via microSD card (32GB)$99 (plus $30 for GPS module, plus $10 for MEMS MPU-9150 (9-axis) module, plus $10 for DUO BLE-BT 2.1 and plus $5 for 32GB microSD)None

Progressive (MyRate device)Distance, speed, time, location, acceleration, trip frequencyWirelesslyNone but $75 fee if not timely returned at the end of the policyVaries