Innovations

Driving monitoring and training tool

Code

PTN.4

Title

Driving monitoring and training tool

Case study/reference

Recommendations for the design

Joint working between stakeholders, vehicle manufacturers, bus operators and employees/ trade unions. Agreeing benchmarking standards is required.

Recommendations for the implementation

Agreeing performance standard reporting required. Agreeing how to apply penalties for drivers who ate not able to come up to required standards.

Brief description

A number of systems monitoring driver performance through software linked to vehicle CAN bus system. The breaking, deceleration, acceleration, G-Forces can be recorded along with fuel consumption. Driving instructors can act as a benchmarking to provide “best practice example” for any given vehicle being used on any given line.

Full description

Information downloaded from the vehicle will report on how each driver is performing against benchmarking standard. Drivers who are out with acceptable standards of performance can be retrained to provide more consistent levels of performance, enhancing passenger comfort, reducing wear and tear on vehicles, reducing fuel costs.

CIPTEC score

3.5