Vehicle tracking system FleeTrac launched

CHENNAI: Chennai-based telecom company Dhanus Technologies on Thursday announced the launch of its vehcile tracking system, FleeTrac.

A D Sudhindra, executive chairman, told reporters here that the firm had invested Rs 100 crore on the project and was targeting four million vehicles in the coming years.

FleeTrac would use existing mobile airways and Global Positioning System (GPS) to track fleets of cars and trucks, to monitor their movement and issue alerts if there was a deviation of the designated route of the vehicle.

"We are in talks with many BPO firms to popularise the product among them," he said,adding that a small device fitted in the car would keep in touch with the main server in the control room and report deviations or emergencies like accidents.

"The system cannot be manipulated by the user, as it is accessed using a secured network," Sudhindra said.

Features include Fuel Bar Alert, (informs the user of fuel pilferage) and Panic Button Alert (the control room can be immediately informed of emergencies like accidents or hijack of the vehicle), among others.

Admitting that the market was in its nascent stage, Sudhindra said they wanted to grow along with it.