Mahindra & Mahindra has launched DiGiSENSE, a connected vehicle technology solution in its small commercial vehicles Jeeto and Imperio, reports News Voir. The device is only available on certain models of the vehicles at a price of Rs 5000 and Rs 6000 respectively. The tech will eventually be made available on all Mahindra vehicles, although the company did not mention a timeline. Note that Mahindra had announced this platform just last month, when it claimed that DiGiSENSE is an open-architecture, which makes us wonder if the company will maintain compatibility to allow it to be used with other apps. DiGiSENSE offers vehicle tracking in realtime, as well as history of vehicle travel, geo fencing to monitor off route vehicles, route planning for finding an efficient route, remote engine diagnostics and vehicle breakdown assistance which sports an emergency alert button to contact the nearest service center. Other than this, the service also provides vehicle usage and delivery reports based on distance, location, alerts, deliveries completed and other types of breakdown. These features are available via an Android app. Users can also get SMS and webpage alerts without requiring a smartphone app. Mahindra’s tracker is in-built, which avoids the hassle of the user having to install anything. The connectivity control unit (CCU) as Mahindra calls it, contains a SIM card with a data plan and a GPS unit. This unit essentially connects to Mahindra’s servers and logs positional and vehicular data 24x7, which is then made available to users via an interface.…
