Spireon Wins Gold for Most Innovative Service of the Year in the 2018 One Planet Awards

Company selected for its NSpire™ IoT platform, providing unique insights from nearly four million connected vehicles

IRVINE, Calif., February 19, 2019—Spireon, the vehicle intelligence company, has received Gold for Most Innovative Service of the Year in the 2018 One Planet® Awards. Spireon was selected for its NSpire version 3.0 IoT platform, which uses diverse telematics data from nearly four million connected vehicles, along with sophisticated analytics, to deliver unique business insights to a wide range of companies. The One Planet Awards program honors the best in business and professional excellence in every industry around the world.

“We’re honored to receive this recognition from the One Planet Awards as it reaffirms our position as the market leader in cross-brand, cross-industry vehicle telematics,” said Rick Gruenhagen, Spireon CTO. “NSpire version 3.0 gives us the power to deliver unique insights that translate to measurable business value for more than 20,000 customers we serve, while helping to keep drivers safe.”

Processing more than 1 billion data events each month, NSpire collects vehicle location, activity, status, diagnostics and driver behavior from Spireon’s telematics devices as well as from in-vehicle telematics systems such as GM’s OnStar and Ford’s Transportation Mobility Cloud. NSpire version 3.0 was designed to dramatically increase scalability, flexibility and extensibility of Spireon solutions. Major software releases supported by NSpire version 3.0:

  • GoldStar—The market-leading GPS solution that makes financing vehicles easier, less risky and more profitable. NSpire’s flexible programming interfaces, predictive analytics and high frequency data collection give dealers and lenders greater visibility and control over their assets with features like Quick Locate and a nationwide impound lot
  • Kahu—This is the industry’s first connected car solution designed for franchise auto dealers. Leveraging NSpire’s real-time location processing capability, Kahu helps dealers manage inventory, improve the buying experience, recover stolen vehicles and increase service revenue through targeted, personalized mobile messaging and services.
  • FleetLocate—A complete fleet management solution, capturing Big Data from vans, trucks, trailers and other mobile assets, and translating it into actionable business intelligence. NSpire version 3.0 supports smart trailer telematics through FL Flex, a small footprint device made for mixed fleets, and FleetLocate Cargo Sensor with IntelliScan®Technology, which provides unprecedented accuracy in visualizing cargo status regardless of cargo type and environmental conditions.

For more information about the powerful solutions backed with NSpire version 3.0

About Spireon

Spireon, the vehicle intelligence company, is the leading provider of aftermarket telematics solutions in North America. By equipping cars, trucks, trailers and other mobile assets with GPS devices and sensors, Spireon turns any vehicle into a connected vehicle. Award-winning products GoldStar, Kahu and FleetLocate deliver 24×7 asset visibility and actionable insights to auto dealers, lenders, transportation companies, service fleet managers, rental car companies and consumers to increase safety and productivity, boost profits and protect assets. Spireon’s NSpire IoT platform powers all Spireon solutions, supporting nearly 4 million active subscribers and processing more than 1 billion data events each month.

“We’re honored to receive this recognition from the One Planet Awards as it reaffirms our position as the market leader in cross-brand, cross-industry vehicle telematics. NSpire version 3.0 gives us the power to deliver unique insights that translate to measurable business value for more than 20,000 customers we serve, while helping to keep drivers safe.”

Rick Gruenhagen, Spireon CTO
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