Ford has begun testing a remote monitoring system in South America that tracks almost 5,000 vehicles from 40 fleets to identify maintenance needs and alert managers before a failure causes the vehicle to stop. The pilot project already operates in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru and could give rise to a new automaker service aimed at the fleet market.
The initiative uses data generated by Ford's connected vehicles to monitor maintenance indicators and operating alerts. The goal is to transform this information into practical actions for fleet operators, such as bringing forward a service appointment or scheduling a component replacement.
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