Avis’s expansion of its TNC rentals program depends on its ability to manage vehicle mileage and telemetry, made possible by a connected car.
The fleet will cover an estimated 4 billion road miles this year and is anticipated to generate over 7 billion road miles of data with its fully connected fleet in 2020.
The partnership between TSD, a rental fleet management software provider, and Zubie, a connected-car and telematics platform, will give fleet operators a connected car solution integrated with fleet management data.
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Continental’s enhanced KaaS solution allows for two-way data communication between a vehicle and Avis Budget Group’s cloud-based system and its Avis mobile app, which effectively “connects” the car.
This initiative will streamline and enhance the experience for customers of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, and Alamo Rent A Car brands.
Avis plans on having a fully connected fleet by 2020.
From bypassing the rental counter to new ancillary sales opportunities, a completely connected rental fleet will transform the traditional rental model. And it can’t come soon enough.