A low cost revolutionary self install OBD fleet telematics device, MHub 837 has been released by Scope Technologies, a premier global technology provider specializing in Fleet Telematics, Mobile Resource Management and Pay As You Drive solutions.

A major PAYD project in South Africa with Hollard Insurance has been recently awarded to the company.

Specifically tailored for the PAYD insurance market initiative, the MHub837 is a new generation driver behavior monitoring and GPS tracking device. The primary purpose of the device is to provide vehicle and driver activity information which can be utilized to assess the risk levels associated with any given driver or vehicle.

A Scope proprietary pattern recognition algorithm that analyses OBD and accelerometer data is utilized by the MHub 837.

Behavior patterns analyzed by the device include harsh braking, aggressive lane swerving, road segment speeding, etc. The unit is self installed via a connection to the vehicle's OBD II port.

Monty Nussbaum, the Managing Director of Scope Technologies said “MHub 837 is an innovative game changing device which is designed to address the growing needs of the insurance market sector. Scope is very pleased with this development and is equally excited to see the reception this new development has received from our partners spread across over 46 countries now. We are also glad to be associated with Hollard Insurance which is pursuing pioneering work on promoting and deploying PAYD insurance across South Africa based on our technology offerings.”

The new offering is being promoted by Scope and its partner network to a variety of market verticals including insurance, leasing, automotive, vehicle distribution and aftermarket.

“Within a few weeks of its launch, we have witnessed a huge surge in its demand and orders that has also led us to upscale our production facilities in China and South Africa. Its low cost and self installation ability is even bringing newer verticals to the telematics fold that is further paving the way for us to develop specialized solutions for the new markets and opportunities. We will be launching within the next quarter a suite of consumer location based added value services featuring comprehensive social network integration. The offering shall be available on mobile phones and PC platforms,” Monty added.

End to end modular solutions including hardware, middleware, software and billing engines are provided by Scope Technologies to a number of different industry verticals.

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