April 10, 2018

George Russell Talks Formula One and Telematics

Ready, willing and able – those words perfectly describe F1 hopeful George Russell. But as the Mercedes junior and F2 racer tells David Tremayne, now it’s about pushing as hard as he can – and waiting for his chance…

Long before he climbed into ART’s Formula 2 car to race in Bahrain a week ago, George Russell reckoned he was more than ready for an F1 race seat after driving a Force India in FP1 at the Brazilian Grand Prix meeting last November. Judging by his showing that Friday, he’s right.

However you cut and sliced it, he got the job done when they gave him the chance to drive that morning at Interlagos.

He’d never seen the circuit before apart from in a simulator, and he wasn’t familiar with the VJM10. But you wouldn’t have known any of that from his performance in that session.

He drove Sergio Perez’s car, against the continuingly impressive Esteban Ocon, a fellow Mercedes Junior driver, and he looked completely comfortable. No locked wheels or big sideways twitches. Just smooth, confident progress.

Read the full story on Formula 1.com

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/interviews/2018/4/sunday-conversation–george-russell-on-waiting-for-his-f1-chance.html

April 4, 2018

Lighter Socket Telematics: Bosch Introduce Super Easy Telematics Solution

BOSCH has introduced a cheap and easy way to monitor vehicle fleets and drivers, launching a Bosch plug-in telemetry sensor device which delivers precise event data such as driving behaviour and crash detection for telematics, fleet management and insurance applications.

Unveiled at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the smart Bosch plug-in telemetry sensor device, called the Telematics eCall Plug (TEP), fits into a standard 12V car cigarette lighter socket.

Data from the TEP can be used for insurance purposes but is also set up to be used by fleet operators while the device’s eCall function registers car crash severity and can help to save lives by enabling faster emergency response times.

Its built-in sensors and microcontroller can accurately track driving behaviour parameters such as acceleration, braking and cornering forces, then transmits this data to the driver’s smartphone via Bluetooth.

Read more: https://www.businesscarmanager.co.uk/bosch-plug-in-telemetry-device-for-fleet-management-just-uses-lighter-socket/